--- a/mail/components/addrbook/content/abCommon.js
+++ b/mail/components/addrbook/content/abCommon.js
@@ -261,18 +261,16 @@ function InitCommonJS()
   gDirTree = document.getElementById("dirTree");
   abList = document.getElementById("addressbookList");
   gAddressBookBundle = document.getElementById("bundle_addressBook");
 
   // Make an entry for "All Address Books".
   if (abList) {
     abList.insertItemAt(0, gAddressBookBundle.getString("allAddressBooks"),
                         kAllDirectoryRoot + "?");
-    // Select the newly added entry.
-    abList.selectedIndex = 0;
   }
 }
 
 function AbDelete()
 {
   var types = GetSelectedCardTypes();
   if (types == kNothingSelected)
     return;