diff --git a/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc b/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
index 4a95794..dc7ae3a 100644
--- a/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
+++ b/src/HTMLRenderer/general.cc
@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@ void HTMLRenderer::startPage(int pageNum, GfxState *state, XRef * xref)
             << " " << CSS::PAGE_CONTENT_BOX_CN << pageNum
             << "\">";
 
-    /* an empty div to prevent selection blinks */
-    f_pages.fs << "<div></div>";
-
     if(param.process_nontext)
     {
         f_pages.fs << "<img class=\"" << CSS::BACKGROUND_IMAGE_CN