diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 0fcf84ec8e..56a6b18433 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             };
 
             SelectionHandler = CreateSelectionHandler();
-            SelectionHandler.DeselectAll = DeselectAll;
             SelectionHandler.SelectedItems.BindTo(SelectedItems);
 
             AddRangeInternal(new[]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
index 9e4fb26688..5cedf1ca42 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         #region Selection Handling
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Bind an action to deselect all selected blueprints.
+        /// Deselect all selected items.
         /// </summary>
-        internal Action DeselectAll { private get; set; }
+        protected void DeselectAll() => SelectedItems.Clear();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Handle a blueprint becoming selected.
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             if (blueprint.IsSelected)
                 return false;
 
-            DeselectAll?.Invoke();
+            DeselectAll();
             blueprint.Select();
             return true;
         }
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         protected void DeleteSelected()
         {
             DeleteItems(SelectedItems.ToArray());
+            DeselectAll();
         }
 
         #endregion