diff --git a/src/editor/contents.js b/src/editor/contents.js
index 9cc2b04e..19fd1eae 100644
--- a/src/editor/contents.js
+++ b/src/editor/contents.js
@@ -278,8 +278,11 @@ export default class Contents {
     let focusNode = null
 
     this.editor.update(() => {
-      if ($isNodeSelection(this.#selection.current)) {
-        const nodesToRemove = this.#selection.current.getNodes()
+      // Use fresh selection - cached this.#selection.current may be frozen
+      // See: https://github.com/facebook/lexical/issues/6290
+      const selection = $getSelection()
+      if ($isNodeSelection(selection)) {
+        const nodesToRemove = selection.getNodes()
         if (nodesToRemove.length === 0) return
 
         focusNode = this.#findAdjacentNodeTo(nodesToRemove)
diff --git a/src/editor/selection.js b/src/editor/selection.js
index 4b3ebb7d..bdd4d19f 100644
--- a/src/editor/selection.js
+++ b/src/editor/selection.js
@@ -409,7 +409,12 @@ export default class Selection {
     if (this.current) {
       this.editor.update(() => {
         this.clear()
-        fn(this.current.getNodes()[0])
+        // Use fresh selection - cached this.current may be frozen
+        // See: https://github.com/facebook/lexical/issues/6290
+        const selection = $getSelection()
+        if ($isNodeSelection(selection)) {
+          fn(selection.getNodes()[0])
+        }
         this.editor.focus()
       })
     }