diff --git a/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index 475d81101be5..990b96b9ab8e 100644
--- a/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -993,7 +993,6 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::set_selected(Node *p_node, bool p_emit_selected) {
 		if (!p_node) {
 			selected = nullptr;
 		}
-		_update_tree();
 		selected = p_node;
 	}