diff --git a/extensions/references-view/src/highlights.ts b/extensions/references-view/src/highlights.ts
index e50ef4bed28..fff533fa176 100644
--- a/extensions/references-view/src/highlights.ts
+++ b/extensions/references-view/src/highlights.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ export class EditorHighlights<T> {
 			vscode.workspace.onDidChangeTextDocument(e => this._ignore.add(e.document.uri.toString())),
 			vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(() => _view.visible && this.update()),
 			_view.onDidChangeVisibility(e => e.visible ? this._show() : this._hide()),
-			_view.onDidChangeSelection(() => _view.visible && this.update())
+			_view.onDidChangeSelection(() => {
+				if (_view.visible) {
+					this.update();
+				}
+			})
 		);
 		this._show();
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/references-view/src/navigation.ts b/extensions/references-view/src/navigation.ts
index fdb7dc64881..e592dfbf7ea 100644
--- a/extensions/references-view/src/navigation.ts
+++ b/extensions/references-view/src/navigation.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export class Navigation {
 		this._disposables.push(
 			vscode.commands.registerCommand('references-view.next', () => this.next(false)),
 			vscode.commands.registerCommand('references-view.prev', () => this.previous(false)),
-			_view.onDidChangeSelection(() => this._ensureSelectedElementIsVisible()),
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -31,20 +30,6 @@ export class Navigation {
 		this._ctxCanNavigate.set(Boolean(this._delegate));
 	}
 
-	private _ensureSelectedElementIsVisible(): void {
-		if (this._view.selection.length === 0) {
-			return;
-		}
-		const [item] = this._view.selection;
-		const location = this._delegate?.location(item);
-		if (!location) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document.uri.toString() !== location.uri.toString()) {
-			this._open(location, true);
-		}
-	}
-
 	private _anchor(): undefined | unknown {
 		if (!this._delegate) {
 			return undefined;