diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
index 12eb8d8020..c5a62534f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public class EditTextCompose extends FixedEditText {
     private boolean undo_manager;
     private boolean paste_plain;
     private boolean paste_quote;
-    private boolean lastSelected = false;
 
     public EditTextCompose(Context context) {
         super(context);
@@ -568,13 +567,9 @@ public class EditTextCompose extends FixedEditText {
 
     @Override
     protected void onSelectionChanged(int selStart, int selEnd) {
-        boolean has = hasSelection();
-        if (has != lastSelected) {
-            lastSelected = has;
-            super.onSelectionChanged(selStart, selEnd);
-            if (selectionListener != null)
-                selectionListener.onSelected(has);
-        }
+        super.onSelectionChanged(selStart, selEnd);
+        if (selectionListener != null)
+            selectionListener.onSelected(hasSelection());
     }
 
     @Override