diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index d7668f557..f133f26d6 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@
       } else {
         qr.open();
       }
-      if (!g.REPLY) qr.pickThread(thread.firstChild.id);
       return $('textarea', qr.el).focus();
     },
     open: function(thread, tab) {
@@ -1323,15 +1322,12 @@
         return qr.status();
       }
     },
-    pickThread: function(thread) {
-      return $('select', qr.el).value = thread;
-    },
     quote: function(e) {
       var caretPos, id, s, sel, ta, text, _ref;
       if (e != null) e.preventDefault();
       qr.open();
       if (!g.REPLY) {
-        qr.pickThread($.x('ancestor::div[@class="thread"]/div', this).id);
+        $('select', qr.el).value = $.x('ancestor::div[@class="thread"]/div', this).id;
       }
       id = this.textContent;
       text = ">>" + id + "\n";
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index a8232f7ff..0dd979b3b 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ keybinds =
       qr.quote.call $ '.quotejs + .quotejs', $('.replyhl', thread) or thread
     else
       qr.open()
-    qr.pickThread thread.firstChild.id unless g.REPLY
     $('textarea', qr.el).focus()
 
   open: (thread, tab) ->
@@ -959,13 +958,11 @@ qr =
         qr.submit() if qr.cooldown.auto
       qr.status()
 
-  pickThread: (thread) ->
-    $('select', qr.el).value = thread
-
   quote: (e) ->
     e?.preventDefault()
     qr.open()
-    qr.pickThread $.x('ancestor::div[@class="thread"]/div', @).id unless g.REPLY
+    unless g.REPLY
+      $('select', qr.el).value = $.x('ancestor::div[@class="thread"]/div', @).id
 
     id = @textContent
     text = ">>#{id}\n"