diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/Tree.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/Tree.java
index e6b5a07..0f96566 100644
--- a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/Tree.java
+++ b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/Tree.java
@@ -516,8 +516,7 @@
           // The click event should have given focus to this element already.
           // Avoid moving focus back up to the tree (so that focusable widgets
           // attached to TreeItems can receive keyboard events).
-        } else if (curSelection != null
-            && curSelection.getContentElem().isOrHasChild(e)) {
+        } else if (curSelection != null) {
           setFocus(true);
         }
         break;