diff --git a/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/components.tsx b/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/components.tsx
index 797286a746d2ec8ae5d86c44ef49a12e380f43d2..0454a5772864732cb86e42c7ee48a5380e2a60c6 100644
--- a/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/components.tsx
+++ b/src/mol-plugin-ui/structure/components.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ class StructureComponentGroup extends PurePluginUIComponent<{ group: StructureCo
 
     selectAction: ActionMenu.OnSelect = item => {
         if (!item) return;
-        this.setState({ action: void 0 });
         (item?.value as any)();
     };