diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/raw_editor.dart b/lib/src/widgets/raw_editor.dart
index a29fc90a..76afb863 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/raw_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/raw_editor.dart
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ class RawEditorState extends EditorState
       }
     } else if (_hasFocus) {
       _selectionOverlay?.hide();
-      _selectionOverlay = null;
 
       _selectionOverlay = EditorTextSelectionOverlay(
         value: textEditingValue,