diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
index 5ffc93e9889..15de20cbc32 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
@@ -704,15 +704,6 @@ void listbox::layout_children(const bool force)
 
 		content_grid()->set_visible_rectangle(visible);
 
-		if(selected_item != -1) {
-			SDL_Rect rect = generator_->item(selected_item).get_rectangle();
-
-			rect.x = visible.x;
-			rect.w = visible.w;
-
-			show_content_rect(rect);
-		}
-
 		need_layout_ = false;
 		set_is_dirty(true);
 	}