diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 333be558fa..473bbd4f52 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use gpui::{
     geometry::vector::{vec2f, Vector2F},
     keymap::Keystroke,
-    scene::{
-        ClickRegionEvent, DownRegionEvent, DragRegionEvent, ScrollWheelRegionEvent, UpRegionEvent,
-    },
+    scene::{DownRegionEvent, DragRegionEvent, ScrollWheelRegionEvent, UpRegionEvent},
     ClipboardItem, Entity, ModelContext, MouseButton, MouseMovedEvent, MutableAppContext, Task,
 };
 
@@ -969,8 +967,6 @@ impl Terminal {
 
                 self.events
                     .push_back(InternalEvent::Scroll(AlacScroll::Delta(scroll_lines)));
-                self.events
-                    .push_back(InternalEvent::UpdateSelection(position))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -996,21 +992,18 @@ impl Terminal {
             self.last_content.size,
             self.last_content.display_offset,
         );
-        let side = mouse_side(position, self.last_content.size);
+        // let side = mouse_side(position, self.last_content.size);
 
         if self.mouse_mode(e.shift) {
             if let Some(bytes) = mouse_button_report(point, e, true, self.last_content.mode) {
                 self.pty_tx.notify(bytes);
             }
         } else if e.button == MouseButton::Left {
-            self.events.push_back(InternalEvent::SetSelection(Some((
-                Selection::new(SelectionType::Simple, point, side),
-                point,
-            ))));
+            self.left_click(e, origin)
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn left_click(&mut self, e: &ClickRegionEvent, origin: Vector2F) {
+    pub fn left_click(&mut self, e: &DownRegionEvent, origin: Vector2F) {
         let position = e.position.sub(origin);
         if !self.mouse_mode(e.shift) {
             //Hyperlinks
diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
index a945c18c43..8cb193555d 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_element.rs
@@ -429,17 +429,6 @@ impl TerminalElement {
                     },
                 ),
             )
-            // Handle click based selections
-            .on_click(
-                MouseButton::Left,
-                TerminalElement::generic_button_handler(
-                    connection,
-                    origin,
-                    move |terminal, origin, e, _cx| {
-                        terminal.left_click(&e, origin);
-                    },
-                ),
-            )
             // Context menu
             .on_click(MouseButton::Right, move |e, cx| {
                 let mouse_mode = if let Some(conn_handle) = connection.upgrade(cx.app) {