diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
index a1e1665d0..dcf7ba635 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ public class MessageWebView extends TitleBarWebView {
      * Emulate the shift key being pressed to trigger the text selection mode
      * of a WebView.
      */
-    @Override
     public void emulateShiftHeld() {
         try {