diff --git a/modules/ui/intro/line.js b/modules/ui/intro/line.js
index c5d0d9f2f..9d8a656b1 100644
--- a/modules/ui/intro/line.js
+++ b/modules/ui/intro/line.js
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ export function uiIntroLine(context, reveal) {
         if (!context.hasEntity(woodRoadId) || !context.hasEntity(woodRoadEndId)) {
             return continueTo(updateLine);
         }
-        if (context.selectedIDs().indexOf(woodRoadId) === -1) {
-            context.enter(modeSelect(context, [woodRoadId]));
-        }
-
         var padding = 100 * Math.pow(2, context.map().zoom() - 19);
         var box = pad(woodRoadDragEndpoint, padding, context);
         reveal(box, t('intro.lines.start_drag_endpoint'));
@@ -489,16 +485,8 @@ export function uiIntroLine(context, reveal) {
             }
         });
 
-        context.on('enter.intro', function(mode) {
-            if (mode.id !== 'select') {
-                // keep Wood Road selected so endpoint stays draggable..
-                context.enter(modeSelect(context, [woodRoadId]));
-            }
-        });
-
         function continueTo(nextStep) {
             context.map().on('move.intro drawn.intro', null);
-            context.on('enter.intro', null);
             nextStep();
         }
     }