diff --git a/src/display/editor/freetext.js b/src/display/editor/freetext.js
index 307f61e2a35a8..7e9702868af43 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/freetext.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/freetext.js
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ class FreeTextEditor extends AnnotationEditor {
   onceAdded() {
     if (this.width) {
       // The editor was created in using ctrl+c.
-      this.parent.setActiveEditor(this);
       return;
     }
     this.enableEditMode();