diff --git a/src/selection.js b/src/selection.js
index adcee839a..7d738dad9 100644
--- a/src/selection.js
+++ b/src/selection.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export default class FeatureSelection {
             // Queue requests for feature selection, and they will be picked up by the render loop
             this.selection_request_id = (this.selection_request_id + 1) || 0;
             this.requests[this.selection_request_id] = {
-                type: 'point',
                 id: this.selection_request_id,
                 point,
                 resolve,
@@ -125,11 +124,6 @@ export default class FeatureSelection {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // TODO: support other selection types, such as features within a box
-                if (request.type !== 'point') {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 // Check selection map against FBO
                 gl.readPixels(
                     Math.floor(request.point.x * this.fbo_size.width),