diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
index d3c966bcb4ef..f87851ce00b0 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ public class StatementMover extends LineMover {
   public boolean checkAvailable(@NotNull Editor editor, @NotNull PsiFile file, @NotNull MoveInfo info, boolean down) {
     if (!(file instanceof PyFile)) return false;
     init(editor, info, down);
-    // Do not move in case of selection
-    if (editor.getSelectionModel().hasSelection()){
-      return false;
-    }
+
     Document document = editor.getDocument();
     String lineToMove = document.getText(new TextRange(getLineStartSafeOffset(document, info.toMove.startLine), getLineStartSafeOffset(document, info.toMove.endLine)));
     if (StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(lineToMove)) {