diff --git a/content/events/src/nsEventStateManager.cpp b/content/events/src/nsEventStateManager.cpp
index effe1e0ba23c..b8f207c3ac9d 100644
--- a/content/events/src/nsEventStateManager.cpp
+++ b/content/events/src/nsEventStateManager.cpp
@@ -4179,8 +4179,7 @@ nsresult nsEventStateManager::GetDocSelectionLocation(nsIContent **aStartContent
       PRBool canContainChildren;
 
       startContent = do_QueryInterface(startNode);
-      if (!isCollapsed &&
-          NS_SUCCEEDED(startContent->CanContainChildren(canContainChildren)) &&
+      if (NS_SUCCEEDED(startContent->CanContainChildren(canContainChildren)) &&
           canContainChildren) {
         startContent->ChildAt(*aStartOffset, *getter_AddRefs(childContent));
         if (childContent)
@@ -4188,8 +4187,7 @@ nsresult nsEventStateManager::GetDocSelectionLocation(nsIContent **aStartContent
       }
 
       endContent = do_QueryInterface(endNode);
-      if (!isCollapsed &&
-          NS_SUCCEEDED(endContent->CanContainChildren(canContainChildren)) &&
+      if (NS_SUCCEEDED(endContent->CanContainChildren(canContainChildren)) &&
           canContainChildren) {
         PRInt32 endOffset = 0;
         domRange->GetEndOffset(&endOffset);