diff --git a/packages/element/src/Scene.ts b/packages/element/src/Scene.ts
index b6fdb787c..eeee27c55 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/Scene.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/Scene.ts
@@ -450,12 +450,13 @@ class Scene {
       options,
     );
 
-    // skip triggerUpdate if the element version hasn't changed
-    if (prevVersion === nextVersion) {
-      return element;
-    }
-
-    if (options.informMutation) {
+    if (
+      // skip if the element is not in the scene (i.e. selection)
+      this.elementsMap.has(element.id) &&
+      // skip if the element's version hasn't changed, as mutateElement returned the same element
+      prevVersion !== nextVersion &&
+      options.informMutation
+    ) {
       this.triggerUpdate();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/element/src/binding.ts b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
index 6917dfea0..b4d7f5589 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/binding.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ export const maybeBindLinearElement = (
   pointerCoords: { x: number; y: number },
   scene: Scene,
 ): void => {
+  const elements = scene.getNonDeletedElements();
   const elementsMap = scene.getNonDeletedElementsMap();
 
   if (appState.startBoundElement != null) {
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ export const maybeBindLinearElement = (
 
   const hoveredElement = getHoveredElementForBinding(
     pointerCoords,
-    scene.getNonDeletedElements(),
+    elements,
     elementsMap,
     appState.zoom,
     isElbowArrow(linearElement),
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 83f56c8a6..aa4bacf2a 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -10510,7 +10510,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
         shouldResizeFromCenter: false,
         scene: this.scene,
         zoom: this.state.zoom.value,
-        informMutation,
+        informMutation: false,
       });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
index 9d41c1134..349dd9e64 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/contextmenu.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1221,14 +1221,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Add to library' in context menu adds e
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -1439,14 +1439,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring forward' in context menu brings
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 23633383,
+  "versionNonce": 1604849351,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -1473,14 +1473,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring forward' in context menu brings
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 915032327,
+  "versionNonce": 23633383,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -1774,14 +1774,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring to front' in context menu brings
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 23633383,
+  "versionNonce": 1604849351,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -1808,14 +1808,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Bring to front' in context menu brings
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 915032327,
+  "versionNonce": 23633383,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -2111,14 +2111,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Copy styles' in context menu copies st
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -2327,14 +2327,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Delete' in context menu deletes elemen
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 400692809,
+  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -2573,14 +2573,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Duplicate' in context menu duplicates
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -2607,14 +2607,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Duplicate' in context menu duplicates
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 5,
-  "versionNonce": 1505387817,
+  "versionNonce": 400692809,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 0,
   "y": 10,
@@ -2885,14 +2885,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Group selection' in context menu group
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 81784553,
+  "versionNonce": 493213705,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -2921,14 +2921,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Group selection' in context menu group
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 747212839,
+  "versionNonce": 915032327,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -3253,14 +3253,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Paste styles' in context menu pastes s
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#e03131",
   "strokeStyle": "dotted",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1402203177,
+  "versionNonce": 941653321,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -3287,14 +3287,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Paste styles' in context menu pastes s
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 1898319239,
+  "seed": 289600103,
   "strokeColor": "#e03131",
   "strokeStyle": "dotted",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 9,
-  "versionNonce": 941653321,
+  "versionNonce": 640725609,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -3730,14 +3730,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send backward' in context menu sends e
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 915032327,
+  "versionNonce": 23633383,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -3764,14 +3764,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send backward' in context menu sends e
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -4057,14 +4057,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send to back' in context menu sends el
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 400692809,
+  "seed": 1014066025,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 915032327,
+  "versionNonce": 23633383,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -4091,14 +4091,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Send to back' in context menu sends el
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -4387,14 +4387,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Ungroup selection' in context menu ung
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 5,
-  "versionNonce": 1006504105,
+  "versionNonce": 1723083209,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -4421,14 +4421,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > selecting 'Ungroup selection' in context menu ung
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 1604849351,
+  "seed": 238820263,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 5,
-  "versionNonce": 289600103,
+  "versionNonce": 760410951,
   "width": 20,
   "x": 20,
   "y": 30,
@@ -5668,14 +5668,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Group selection' in context menu for multi
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 2019559783,
+  "seed": 453191,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1505387817,
+  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
   "width": 10,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -5702,14 +5702,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Group selection' in context menu for multi
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 493213705,
+  "seed": 400692809,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 747212839,
+  "versionNonce": 23633383,
   "width": 10,
   "x": 12,
   "y": 0,
@@ -6894,14 +6894,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Ungroup selection' in context menu for gro
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1723083209,
+  "versionNonce": 81784553,
   "width": 10,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
@@ -6930,14 +6930,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows 'Ungroup selection' in context menu for gro
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 1604849351,
+  "seed": 238820263,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 760410951,
+  "versionNonce": 747212839,
   "width": 10,
   "x": 12,
   "y": 0,
@@ -9821,14 +9821,14 @@ exports[`contextMenu element > shows context menu for element > [end of test] el
   "roundness": {
     "type": 3,
   },
-  "seed": 453191,
+  "seed": 449462985,
   "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
   "strokeStyle": "solid",
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 3,
-  "versionNonce": 1014066025,
+  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
   "width": 20,
   "x": -10,
   "y": 0,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/dragCreate.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/dragCreate.test.tsx.snap
index 8b7fc8a74..acc9b79f5 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/dragCreate.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/dragCreate.test.tsx.snap
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports[`Test dragCreate > add element to the scene when pointer dragging long e
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
+  "versionNonce": 2019559783,
   "width": 30,
   "x": 30,
   "y": 20,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ exports[`Test dragCreate > add element to the scene when pointer dragging long e
   "type": "line",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
+  "versionNonce": 2019559783,
   "width": 30,
   "x": 30,
   "y": 20,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/move.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/move.test.tsx.snap
index f5be4b1e4..4b863d4e7 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/move.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/move.test.tsx.snap
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ exports[`move element > rectangles with binding arrow 5`] = `
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 760410951,
+  "versionNonce": 1723083209,
   "width": 100,
   "x": 0,
   "y": 0,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ exports[`move element > rectangles with binding arrow 6`] = `
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 7,
-  "versionNonce": 1051383431,
+  "versionNonce": 745419401,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 201,
   "y": 2,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ exports[`move element > rectangles with binding arrow 7`] = `
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 11,
-  "versionNonce": 1996028265,
+  "versionNonce": 1051383431,
   "width": "86.85786",
   "x": "107.07107",
   "y": "47.07107",
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/multiPointCreate.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/multiPointCreate.test.tsx.snap
index 1b312a551..3a0f3a58a 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/multiPointCreate.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/multiPointCreate.test.tsx.snap
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ exports[`multi point mode in linear elements > arrow 3`] = `
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 8,
-  "versionNonce": 1604849351,
+  "versionNonce": 400692809,
   "width": 70,
   "x": 30,
   "y": 30,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ exports[`multi point mode in linear elements > line 3`] = `
   "type": "line",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 8,
-  "versionNonce": 1604849351,
+  "versionNonce": 400692809,
   "width": 70,
   "x": 30,
   "y": 30,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap
index 7308fb472..52f4d60a8 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/regressionTests.test.tsx.snap
@@ -3980,7 +3980,7 @@ History {
 
 exports[`regression tests > click-drag to select a group > [end of test] number of elements 1`] = `0`;
 
-exports[`regression tests > click-drag to select a group > [end of test] number of renders 1`] = `15`;
+exports[`regression tests > click-drag to select a group > [end of test] number of renders 1`] = `14`;
 
 exports[`regression tests > deleting last but one element in editing group should unselect the group > [end of test] appState 1`] = `
 {
@@ -13569,7 +13569,7 @@ exports[`regression tests > switches from group of selected elements to another
     "roundness": {
       "type": 2,
     },
-    "seed": 760410951,
+    "seed": 1723083209,
     "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e",
     "strokeStyle": "solid",
     "strokeWidth": 2,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/selection.test.tsx.snap b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/selection.test.tsx.snap
index e9f823ca2..2eea90842 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/selection.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/__snapshots__/selection.test.tsx.snap
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ exports[`select single element on the scene > arrow 1`] = `
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
+  "versionNonce": 2019559783,
   "width": 30,
   "x": 10,
   "y": 10,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ exports[`select single element on the scene > arrow escape 1`] = `
   "type": "line",
   "updated": 1,
   "version": 4,
-  "versionNonce": 1150084233,
+  "versionNonce": 2019559783,
   "width": 30,
   "x": 10,
   "y": 10,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/selection.test.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/tests/selection.test.tsx
index b35c1d80b..10f4f7ad9 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/selection.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/selection.test.tsx
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe("selection element", () => {
     fireEvent.pointerMove(canvas, { clientX: 150, clientY: 30 });
 
     expect(renderInteractiveScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
-    expect(renderStaticScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+    expect(renderStaticScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     const selectionElement = h.state.selectionElement!;
     expect(selectionElement).not.toBeNull();
     expect(selectionElement.type).toEqual("selection");
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe("selection element", () => {
     fireEvent.pointerUp(canvas);
 
     expect(renderInteractiveScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
-    expect(renderStaticScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+    expect(renderStaticScene).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(h.state.selectionElement).toBeNull();
   });
 });