diff --git a/editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js b/editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js
index 6c2e76619b8..87f9903f963 100644
--- a/editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js
+++ b/editor/ui/composer/content/editor.js
@@ -1583,10 +1583,6 @@ function SetEditMode(mode)
         if (gEditor.document.title != title)
           SetDocumentTitle(title);
 
-        // reset selection to top of doc (wish we could preserve it!)
-        if (bodyNode)
-          gEditor.selection.collapse(bodyNode, 0);
-
       } catch (ex) {
         dump(ex);
       }