diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index fb945ac..ba1fc30 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -564,13 +564,6 @@ static void move_to_row_start(VteTerminal *vte, select_info *select, long row) {
 }
 
 static void open_selection(char *browser, VteTerminal *vte) {
-    // If the terminal has been opened, but no selection has ever been made
-    // , a segfault will occur upon attempting to make the unique pointer 
-    // within vte_terminal_get_selection(vte) (unless if there is no browser).
-    if (!vte_terminal_get_has_selection(vte)) {
-        g_printerr("no selection to open\n");
-        return
-    }
     if (browser) {
         auto selection = make_unique(vte_terminal_get_selection(vte), g_free);
         if (selection && *selection) {