diff --git a/workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-side-panel/src/components/editors/MultiModeExpressionEditor/ChipExpressionEditor/components/HelperPane.tsx b/workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-side-panel/src/components/editors/MultiModeExpressionEditor/ChipExpressionEditor/components/HelperPane.tsx
index cbf582df56..a2a3220b58 100644
--- a/workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-side-panel/src/components/editors/MultiModeExpressionEditor/ChipExpressionEditor/components/HelperPane.tsx
+++ b/workspaces/ballerina/ballerina-side-panel/src/components/editors/MultiModeExpressionEditor/ChipExpressionEditor/components/HelperPane.tsx
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ export const HelperPane = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HelperPaneProps>((pro
             ref={ref}
             top={props.top}
             left={props.left}
-            onMouseDown={e => {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                e.stopPropagation();
-            }}
         >
             {props.getHelperPane(
                 props.value,