diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 294df958740..f9be1b08d9d 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_select_click_on_item(CanvasItem *item, Point2 p_click_po
 			// Reselect
 			if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
 				selected_from_canvas = true;
-				EditorNode::get_singleton()->edit_node(item);
 			}
 		}
 	}