diff --git a/src/selector_manager/view/ClassTagView.js b/src/selector_manager/view/ClassTagView.js
index 589af2c91..c29b10658 100644
--- a/src/selector_manager/view/ClassTagView.js
+++ b/src/selector_manager/view/ClassTagView.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ module.exports = require('backbone').View.extend({
     const { em, model } = this;
     const sel = em && em.getSelected();
     // Prevent weird erros on remove
-    sel && setTimeout(() => sel.getSelectors().remove(model));
+    if (!model.get('protected'))
+      sel && setTimeout(() => sel.getSelectors().remove(model));
   },
 
   /**