diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index a2c5769947d..12f0c9e89a3 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -4906,6 +4906,11 @@ void TextEdit::_backspace() {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (has_selection()) {
+		delete_selection();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	int cc = get_caret_column();
 	int cl = get_caret_line();
 
@@ -4913,11 +4918,6 @@ void TextEdit::_backspace() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (has_selection()) {
-		delete_selection();
-		return;
-	}
-
 	int prev_line = cc ? cl : cl - 1;
 	int prev_column = cc ? (cc - 1) : (text[cl - 1].length());