diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/InAppWebView/InAppWebView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/InAppWebView/InAppWebView.java
index df0e25d98..2788dbfcd 100755
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/InAppWebView/InAppWebView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/InAppWebView/InAppWebView.java
@@ -540,18 +540,6 @@ final public class InAppWebView extends InputAwareWebView {
                   "!activeEl.disabled && !activeEl.readOnly;" +
           "var isActiveElementEditable = isActiveElementInputEditable || (activeEl != null && activeEl.isContentEditable) || document.designMode === 'on';";
 
-  static final String getSelectedTextJS = "(function(){" +
-          "  var txt;" +
-          "  if (window.getSelection) {" +
-          "    txt = window.getSelection().toString();" +
-          "  } else if (window.document.getSelection) {" +
-          "    txt = window.document.getSelection().toString();" +
-          "  } else if (window.document.selection) {" +
-          "    txt = window.document.selection.createRange().text;" +
-          "  }" +
-          "  return txt;" +
-          "})();";
-
   // android Workaround to hide context menu when selected text is empty
   // and the document active element is not an input element.
   static final String checkContextMenuShouldBeHiddenJS = "(function(){" +