diff --git a/libmscore/chord.cpp b/libmscore/chord.cpp
index 61c8e6815d92..6ec22247816d 100644
--- a/libmscore/chord.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/chord.cpp
@@ -2764,6 +2764,8 @@ void Chord::reset()
 
 void Chord::setStemSlash(StemSlash* s)
       {
+      if (_stemSlash && _stemSlash->selected())
+            score()->selection().remove(_stemSlash);
       delete _stemSlash;
       _stemSlash = s;
       }
diff --git a/libmscore/stem.cpp b/libmscore/stem.cpp
index bdf59b6ab5b2..a2a1fc91f7f3 100644
--- a/libmscore/stem.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/stem.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ void Stem::draw(QPainter* painter) const
                   path.closeSubpath();
                   y += displ;
                   }
-//            setbbox(path.boundingRect());
             painter->setBrush(QBrush(curColor()));
             painter->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
             painter->drawPath(path);