diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js b/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
index 91ddf2a2d1..725803f824 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
@@ -4074,8 +4074,6 @@ SelectionDisplay = (function() {
             return false;
         }
 
-        entityIconOverlayManager.setIconsSelectable(selectionManager.selections,true);
-
         // before we do a ray test for grabbers, disable the ray intersection for our selection box
         Overlays.editOverlay(selectionBox, {
             ignoreRayIntersection: true