diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/winsrv/consrv/frontends/gui/conwnd.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/winsrv/consrv/frontends/gui/conwnd.c
index 49fb50b2ce4..e83c024df97 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/winsrv/consrv/frontends/gui/conwnd.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/winsrv/consrv/frontends/gui/conwnd.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ GuiConsoleHandleMouse(PGUI_CONSOLE_DATA GuiData, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
                     Console->Selection.dwSelectionAnchor = cL;
                     Console->dwSelectionCursor           = cR;
 
-                    SetCapture(GuiData->hWindow);
                     Console->Selection.dwFlags |= CONSOLE_MOUSE_SELECTION | CONSOLE_MOUSE_DOWN;
                     GuiConsoleUpdateSelection(Console, &Console->dwSelectionCursor);