diff --git a/src/recentmodel.cpp b/src/recentmodel.cpp
index b0961e863628a69fdf12e9b95853ad1a6cecc19f..e41e4ed7385f9aaaaa191d6f48508360fc9a699b 100644
--- a/src/recentmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/recentmodel.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ void RecentModelPrivate::insertNode(RecentViewNode* n, time_t t, bool isNew)
       q_ptr->endMoveRows();
    else
       q_ptr->endInsertRows();
-   q_ptr->selectionModel()->select(q_ptr->index(n->m_Index, 0), QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect);
 
 #if 0
     //Uncomment if there is issues