--- src/exo/exo-tree-view.c.ORIG
+++ src/exo/exo-tree-view.c
@@ -364,20 +364,11 @@
       tree_view->priv->button_release_activates = (tree_view->priv->single_click && event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS && event->button == 1
                                                    && (event->state & gtk_accelerator_get_default_mod_mask ()) == 0);
     }
-
-  /* unfortunately GtkTreeView will unselect rows except the clicked one,
-   * which makes dragging from a GtkTreeView problematic. That's why we
-   * remember the selected paths here and restore them later.
-   */
+ 
   if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS && (event->state & gtk_accelerator_get_default_mod_mask ()) == 0
       && path != NULL && gtk_tree_selection_path_is_selected (selection, path))
     {
-      /* if no custom select function is set, we simply use exo_noop_false here,
-       * to tell the tree view that it may not alter the selection.
-       */
-      if (G_LIKELY (selection->user_func == NULL))
-        gtk_tree_selection_set_select_function (selection, (GtkTreeSelectionFunc) exo_noop_false, NULL, NULL);
-      else
+
         selected_paths = gtk_tree_selection_get_selected_rows (selection, NULL);
     }