diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
index 634710323..db5b6fb9c 100644
--- a/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue
@@ -347,13 +347,7 @@ export default {
         },
         onOptionMouseEnter(event) {
             if (this.focusOnHover) {
-                if (isNotEmpty(this.modelValue)) {
-                    const { originalEvent, processedOption } = event;
-                    const { index, level, parentKey } = processedOption;
-
-                    this.focusedOptionInfo = { index, level, parentKey };
-                    this.changeFocusedOptionIndex(originalEvent, index);
-                } else if (this.dirty || (!this.dirty && isNotEmpty(this.modelValue))) {
+                if (this.dirty || (!this.dirty && isNotEmpty(this.modelValue))) {
                     this.onOptionChange(event);
                 } else if (!this.dirty && event.processedOption.level === 0) {
                     this.onOptionClick(event);