diff --git a/src/adw-view-switcher-button.c b/src/adw-view-switcher-button.c
index 9b2c338f737123b956cb2dd5f3de0889d532628e..7a51456c8ed44e2ab31abff2d45ca6d2ec5e34a2 100644
--- a/src/adw-view-switcher-button.c
+++ b/src/adw-view-switcher-button.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ adw_view_switcher_button_init (AdwViewSwitcherButton *self)
 
   gtk_stack_set_visible_child (GTK_STACK (self->stack), GTK_WIDGET (self->horizontal_box));
 
-  gtk_widget_set_focus_on_click (GTK_WIDGET (self), FALSE);
   update_mnemonic (self);
 }