diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
index ffefb9ff..dd6ede48 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
@@ -1314,9 +1314,6 @@ public boolean deleteSurroundingText(int beforeLength, int afterLength) {
             if (getSelectionStart() <= prefix.length())
                 beforeLength = 0;
 
-            if(beforeLength > afterLength) {
-                return deleteSelectedObject(false);
-            }
             return deleteSelectedObject(false) || super.deleteSurroundingText(beforeLength, afterLength);
         }
     }