diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/smartSelect.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/smartSelect.ts
index 9516abba8f705fe44e829bb6dd5ef113736bb547..2fd483edf7dd1c6b368d48fc2002347a0a6d6bf4 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/smartSelect.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/smartSelect.ts
@@ -112,34 +112,11 @@ function createBlockRange(block: Token, document: vscode.TextDocument, cursorLin
 		} else if (isList(block) && document.lineAt(endLine).isEmptyOrWhitespace) {
 			endLine = endLine - 1;
 		}
-		const startPos = new vscode.Position(startLine, 0);
-		const endPos = new vscode.Position(endLine, document.lineAt(endLine).text?.length ?? 0);
-		const range = new vscode.Range(startPos, endPos);
-		if (parent && parent.range.contains(range) && !parent.range.isEqual(range)) {
+		const range = new vscode.Range(startLine, 0, endLine, document.lineAt(endLine).text?.length ?? 0);
+		if (parent?.range.contains(range) && !parent.range.isEqual(range)) {
 			return new vscode.SelectionRange(range, parent);
 		} else if (parent?.range.isEqual(range)) {
 			return parent;
-		} else if (parent) {
-			// parent doesn't contain range
-			if (rangeLinesEqual(range, parent.range)) {
-				return range.end.character > parent.range.end.character ? new vscode.SelectionRange(range) : parent;
-			} else if (parent.range.end.line + 1 === range.end.line) {
-				const adjustedRange = new vscode.Range(range.start, range.end.translate(-1, parent.range.end.character));
-				if (adjustedRange.isEqual(parent.range)) {
-					return parent;
-				} else {
-					return new vscode.SelectionRange(adjustedRange, parent);
-				}
-			} else if (parent.range.end.line === range.end.line) {
-				const adjustedRange = new vscode.Range(parent.range.start, range.end.translate(undefined, range.end.character));
-				if (adjustedRange.isEqual(parent.range)) {
-					return parent;
-				} else {
-					return new vscode.SelectionRange(adjustedRange, parent.parent);
-				}
-			} else {
-				return parent;
-			}
 		} else {
 			return new vscode.SelectionRange(range);
 		}
@@ -150,36 +127,17 @@ function createFencedRange(token: Token, cursorLine: number, document: vscode.Te
 	const startLine = token.map[0];
 	const endLine = token.map[1] - 1;
 	const onFenceLine = cursorLine === startLine || cursorLine === endLine;
-	const fenceRange = new vscode.Range(new vscode.Position(startLine, 0), new vscode.Position(endLine, document.lineAt(endLine).text.length));
-	const contentRange = endLine - startLine > 2 && !onFenceLine ? new vscode.Range(new vscode.Position(startLine + 1, 0), new vscode.Position(endLine - 1, document.lineAt(endLine - 1).text.length)) : undefined;
-	if (parent && contentRange) {
-		if (parent.range.contains(fenceRange) && !parent.range.isEqual(fenceRange)) {
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent));
-		} else if (parent.range.isEqual(fenceRange)) {
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, parent);
-		} else if (rangeLinesEqual(fenceRange, parent.range)) {
-			const revisedRange = fenceRange.end.character > parent.range.end.character ? fenceRange : parent.range;
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, new vscode.SelectionRange(revisedRange, getRealParent(parent, revisedRange)));
-		} else if (parent.range.end.line === fenceRange.end.line) {
-			parent.range.end.translate(undefined, fenceRange.end.character);
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent));
-		}
-	} else if (contentRange) {
-		return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange));
-	} else if (parent) {
-		if (parent.range.contains(fenceRange) && !parent.range.isEqual(fenceRange)) {
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent);
-		} else if (parent.range.isEqual(fenceRange)) {
+	const fenceRange = new vscode.Range(startLine, 0, endLine, document.lineAt(endLine).text.length);
+	const contentRange = endLine - startLine > 2 && !onFenceLine ? new vscode.Range(startLine + 1, 0, endLine - 1, document.lineAt(endLine - 1).text.length) : undefined;
+	if (contentRange) {
+		return new vscode.SelectionRange(contentRange, new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent));
+	} else {
+		if (parent?.range.isEqual(fenceRange)) {
 			return parent;
-		} else if (rangeLinesEqual(fenceRange, parent.range)) {
-			const revisedRange = fenceRange.end.character > parent.range.end.character ? fenceRange : parent.range;
-			return new vscode.SelectionRange(revisedRange, parent.parent);
-		} else if (parent.range.end.line === fenceRange.end.line) {
-			parent.range.end.translate(undefined, fenceRange.end.character);
+		} else {
 			return new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent);
 		}
 	}
-	return new vscode.SelectionRange(fenceRange, parent);
 }
 
 function isList(token: Token): boolean {
@@ -190,14 +148,6 @@ function isBlockElement(token: Token): boolean {
 	return !['list_item_close', 'paragraph_close', 'bullet_list_close', 'inline', 'heading_close', 'heading_open'].includes(token.type);
 }
 
-function getRealParent(parent: vscode.SelectionRange, range: vscode.Range) {
-	let currentParent: vscode.SelectionRange | undefined = parent;
-	while (currentParent && !currentParent.range.contains(range)) {
-		currentParent = currentParent.parent;
-	}
-	return currentParent;
-}
-
 function getFirstChildHeader(document: vscode.TextDocument, header?: TocEntry, toc?: TocEntry[]): vscode.Position | undefined {
 	let childRange: vscode.Position | undefined;
 	if (header && toc) {
@@ -210,7 +160,3 @@ function getFirstChildHeader(document: vscode.TextDocument, header?: TocEntry, t
 	}
 	return undefined;
 }
-
-function rangeLinesEqual(range: vscode.Range, parent: vscode.Range) {
-	return range.start.line === parent.start.line && range.end.line === parent.end.line;
-}
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/test/smartSelect.test.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/test/smartSelect.test.ts
index 3849f47cb19c7272091df94cec4c8d9f7e5e7946..df2efba5e03c9881a0d974bbb0dd4a212d16557a 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/test/smartSelect.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/test/smartSelect.test.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ suite('markdown.SmartSelect', () => {
 				`- content 2`,
 				`- content 2`));
 
-		assertNestedLineNumbersEqual(ranges![0], [9, 11], [8, 12], [7, 17], [1, 17], [0, 17]);
+		assertNestedLineNumbersEqual(ranges![0], [9, 11], [8, 12], [8, 12], [7, 17], [1, 17], [0, 17]);
 	});
 	test('Smart select fenced code block then list then rest of content on fenced line', async () => {
 		const ranges = await getSelectionRangesForDocument(