--- a/browser/base/content/browser-ctrlTab.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-ctrlTab.js
@@ -469,20 +469,20 @@ var ctrlTab = {
   },
 
   handleEvent: function ctrlTab_handleEvent(event) {
     switch (event.type) {
       case "SSWindowRestored":
         this._initRecentlyUsedTabs();
         break;
       case "TabAttrModified":
-        // tab attribute modified (i.e. label, busy, image, selected)
+        // tab attribute modified (i.e. label, busy, image)
         // update preview only if tab attribute modified in the list
         if (event.detail.changed.some(
-          (elem, ind, arr) => ["label", "busy", "image", "selected"].includes(elem))) {
+          (elem, ind, arr) => ["label", "busy", "image"].includes(elem))) {
           for (let i = this.previews.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             if (this.previews[i]._tab && this.previews[i]._tab == event.target) {
               this.updatePreview(this.previews[i], event.target);
               break;
             }
           }
         }
         break;