diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index d874aba2ef..034619c932 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ Editor::button_selection (ArdourCanvas::Item* /*item*/, GdkEvent* event, ItemTyp
 	Selection::Operation op = ArdourKeyboard::selection_type (event->button.state);
 	bool press = (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS);
 
-	// begin_reversible_command (_("select on click"));
-
 	switch (item_type) {
 	case RegionItem:
 		if (mouse_mode != MouseRange || _join_object_range_state == JOIN_OBJECT_RANGE_OBJECT) {
@@ -1501,9 +1499,11 @@ Editor::button_release_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 
 		default:
 			break;
-
+                        
 		}
 
+                /* do any (de)selection operations that should occur on button release */
+                button_selection (item, event, item_type);
 		return true;
 		break;
 
@@ -1548,6 +1548,9 @@ Editor::button_release_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+
+        cerr << "button release hits bottom\n";
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
index be7daf4ce4..72c115738c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ Editor::set_selected_regionview_from_click (bool press, Selection::Operation op,
 
 		switch (op) {
 		case Selection::Toggle:
-
 			if (selection->selected (clicked_regionview)) {
 				if (press) {
 
@@ -533,11 +532,10 @@ Editor::set_selected_regionview_from_click (bool press, Selection::Operation op,
 					button_release_can_deselect = true;
 
 				} else {
-
 					if (button_release_can_deselect) {
 
 						/* just remove this one region, but only on a permitted button release */
-
+                                                
 						selection->remove (clicked_regionview);
 						commit = true;