--- a/layout/generic/nsFrameSelection.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsFrameSelection.cpp
@@ -2903,19 +2903,17 @@ nsFrameSelection::DeleteFromDocument()
     res = range->DeleteContents();
     if (NS_FAILED(res))
       return res;
   }
 
   // Collapse to the new location.
   // If we deleted one character, then we move back one element.
   // FIXME  We don't know how to do this past frame boundaries yet.
-  if (isCollapsed)
-    mDomSelections[index]->Collapse(mDomSelections[index]->GetAnchorNode(), mDomSelections[index]->AnchorOffset()-1);
-  else if (mDomSelections[index]->AnchorOffset() > 0)
+  if (mDomSelections[index]->AnchorOffset() > 0)
     mDomSelections[index]->Collapse(mDomSelections[index]->GetAnchorNode(), mDomSelections[index]->AnchorOffset());
 #ifdef DEBUG
   else
     printf("Don't know how to set selection back past frame boundary\n");
 #endif
 
   return NS_OK;
 }