diff --git a/src/block/accordion/frontend-accordion.js b/src/block/accordion/frontend-accordion.js
index 97a8c7299..8967f7f1e 100644
--- a/src/block/accordion/frontend-accordion.js
+++ b/src/block/accordion/frontend-accordion.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class StackableAccordion {
 					const preHeight = el.dataset.preHeight
 
 					// Prevent text selection while animating
-					const content = el.querySelector( '.stk-block-accordion__content' )
-					content.style.userSelect = 'none'
+					el.style.userSelect = 'none'
 
 					// When inside columns, flex prevents the accordion closing animation, this hack fixes it.
 					const doWrapHack = !! el.closest( '.stk-block-columns' )
@@ -55,20 +54,9 @@ class StackableAccordion {
 						}, ANIM_OPTS )
 					}
 
-					// When the animation is done, remove text selection from double click
-					// and allow text selection again
+					// When the animation is done, allow text selection again.
 					el.anim.onfinish = el.anim.oncancel = () => {
-						if ( window.getSelection ) {
-							// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/no-global-get-selection
-							const selection = window.getSelection()
-							if ( selection.removeAllRanges ) {
-								selection.removeAllRanges()
-							}
-						} else if ( document.selection ) {
-							// For older IE browsers
-							document.selection.empty()
-						}
-						content.style.userSelect = 'auto'
+						el.style.userSelect = 'auto'
 					}
 
 					if ( doWrapHack ) {