diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 410f717b0..99c740c89 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -2330,18 +2330,14 @@ fn copySelectionToClipboards(
 ///
 /// This must be called with the renderer mutex held.
 fn setSelection(self: *Surface, sel_: ?terminal.Selection) !void {
-    const prev_ = self.io.terminal.screens.active.selection;
     try self.io.terminal.screens.active.select(sel_);
 
     // If copy on select is false then exit early.
     if (self.config.copy_on_select == .false) return;
 
     // Set our selection clipboard. If the selection is cleared we do not
-    // clear the clipboard. If the selection is set, we only set the clipboard
-    // again if it changed, since setting the clipboard can be an expensive
-    // operation.
+    // clear the clipboard.
     const sel = sel_ orelse return;
-    if (prev_) |prev| if (sel.eql(prev)) return;
 
     switch (self.config.copy_on_select) {
         .false => unreachable, // handled above with an early exit