diff --git a/editor/scene/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/scene/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index a455cde2d2..c877eee217 100644
--- a/editor/scene/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ bool SceneTreeEditor::_update_filter(TreeItem *p_parent, bool p_scroll_to_select
 				// Needs to be deferred to account for possible root visibility change.
 				callable_mp(tree, &Tree::scroll_to_item).call_deferred(p_parent, false);
 			}
-		} else if (n && p_parent->is_selected(0)) {
+		} else if (n) {
 			editor_selection->remove_node(n);
 			p_parent->deselect(0);
 		}