diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index bef6333dfd43a8fc2735297ef707f84439c19d88..eefe466f6a89d7a647519a9552f4eb4be538204f 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -518,10 +518,6 @@ class MouseController<T> implements IDisposable {
 	}
 
 	private onMouseDown(e: IListMouseEvent<T> | IListTouchEvent<T>): void {
-		if (e.browserEvent instanceof MouseEvent && e.browserEvent.button === 2) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (this.options.focusOnMouseDown === false) {
 			e.browserEvent.preventDefault();
 			e.browserEvent.stopPropagation();