diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
index b7ef4fa83..03ed3c9e6 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/components/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnInit, OnCha
     }
 
     private _handleCustomActions() {
-        this.instance.UI.setToolMode('AnnotationEdit');
         const textPopupsToToggle = [TextPopups.ADD_REDACTION, TextPopups.ADD_RECTANGLE, TextPopups.ADD_FALSE_POSITIVE];
         const headerItemsToToggle = [
             HeaderElements.SHAPE_TOOL_GROUP_BUTTON,