diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vModel.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vModel.ts
index c581cb10589..b2450b3cfb4 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vModel.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vModel.ts
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ function setSelected(
     return
   }
 
-  // fast path for updates triggered by other changes
-  if (isArrayValue && looseEqual(value, oldValue)) {
-    return
-  }
-
   for (let i = 0, l = el.options.length; i < l; i++) {
     const option = el.options[i]
     const optionValue = getValue(option)