diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/resizetool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/resizetool.cpp
index 3f4e118e20b366beba2311f773617333ec2df019..397080881fca40adb6d41d0f8344ae7b3eb04f52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/resizetool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/resizetool.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void ResizeTool::mousePressEvent(const QList<QGraphicsItem*> &itemList,
     if (resizeHandle) {
         m_resizeManipulator.setHandle(resizeHandle);
         m_resizeManipulator.begin(event->scenePos());
-        m_selectionIndicator.hide();
         m_resizeIndicator.hide();
     }
 }