diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
index d5469a8b31884200150c56ed957799b6d6f3af4b..458f1b8571f8615acc106598f187a64cc9761604 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ namespace QmlEditorWidgets {
 
 bool LabelFilter::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease) {
-        return true;
-    }
     if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick) {
         emit doubleClicked();
         event->accept();