diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter/textobjects/select.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter/textobjects/select.lua
index c5b169d2..c020382c 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter/textobjects/select.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter/textobjects/select.lua
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ function M.detect_selection_mode(query_string, keymap_mode)
     selection_mode = selection_modes or "v"
   end
 
-  -- According to "mode()" mapping, if we are in operator pending mode or visual mode,
-  -- then last char is {v,V,<C-v>}, exept for "no", which is "o", in which case we honor
-  -- last set `selection_mode`
-  local visual_mode = vim.fn.mode(1)
-  visual_mode = visual_mode:sub(#visual_mode)
-  selection_mode = visual_mode == "o" and selection_mode or visual_mode
-
   if selection_mode == "n" then
     selection_mode = "v"
   end