diff --git a/src/Notepad3.c b/src/Notepad3.c
index 92bc73c16..90fafbace 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3.c
+++ b/src/Notepad3.c
@@ -7073,7 +7073,6 @@ void RestoreSelectionAction(int token)
   UndoRedoSelection sel = { -1,-1,-1 };
   if (UndoSelectionMap(token, &sel) >= 0) {
     // we are inside undo transaction, so do delayed PostMessage() instead of SendMessage()
-    int currSelMode = (int)SendMessage(hwndEdit, SCI_GETSELECTIONMODE, 0, 0);
     PostMessage(hwndEdit, SCI_SETSELECTIONMODE, (WPARAM)sel.selMode, 0);
     if (sel.selMode == SC_SEL_RECTANGLE) 
     {
@@ -7083,7 +7082,7 @@ void RestoreSelectionAction(int token)
     else {
       PostMessage(hwndEdit, SCI_SETSELECTION, (WPARAM)sel.currPos, (LPARAM)sel.anchorPos);
     }
-    PostMessage(hwndEdit, SCI_SETSELECTIONMODE, (WPARAM)currSelMode, 0);
+    PostMessage(hwndEdit, SCI_CANCEL, 0, 0);
   }
 }