diff --git a/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/widgetSelectionHighlighter.py b/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/widgetSelectionHighlighter.py
index 26cbcf5..da20291 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/widgetSelectionHighlighter.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/widgetSelectionHighlighter.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class widgetSelectionHighlighter():
 
     def highlight_widget_selection(self, widget, startPos, endPos, clearOnFocusOut=True):
         if isinstance(widget, QTextEdit) or isinstance(widget, QPlainTextEdit):
-            self._highlightTextEditSearchResult(widget, startPos, endPos, clearOnFocusOut)
+            self._highlightTextEditSearchResult(widget, startPos, endPos)
         elif isinstance(widget, QLineEdit):
             self._highlightLineEditSearchResult(widget, startPos, endPos, clearOnFocusOut)
         elif isinstance(widget, QTableView):
@@ -43,22 +43,11 @@ class widgetSelectionHighlighter():
 
         widget.focusOutEvent = lambda e: clearHandler(widget, widget.focusOutEvent)
 
-    def _highlightTextEditSearchResult(self, textEdit, startPos, endPos, clearOnFocusOut):
-        # On focus out, clear text edit selection.
-        oldTextCursor = textEdit.textCursor()
+    def _highlightTextEditSearchResult(self, textEdit, startPos, endPos):
+        # Highlight search result on the text edit.
         c = textEdit.textCursor()
         c.setPosition(startPos)
         c.setPosition(endPos, QTextCursor.KeepAnchor)
-
-        if clearOnFocusOut:
-            def clearSelection(widget):
-                cur = widget.textCursor()
-                if cur.hasSelection() and cur.anchor() == startPos and cur.position() == endPos:
-                    widget.setTextCursor(oldTextCursor)
-
-            self.generateClearHandler(textEdit, clearSelection)
-
-        # Highlight search result on the text edit.
         textEdit.setTextCursor(c)
 
     def _highlightLineEditSearchResult(self, lineEdit, startPos, endPos, clearOnFocusOut):