diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 92cb71a089d..c317af4eda2 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -3372,9 +3372,6 @@ void TextEdit::cut() {
 
 void TextEdit::copy() {
 
-	if (!selection.active)
-		return;
-
 	if (!selection.active) {
 		String clipboard = _base_get_text(cursor.line, 0, cursor.line, text[cursor.line].length());
 		OS::get_singleton()->set_clipboard(clipboard);