diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 65be8825e..da05ca836 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -1785,19 +1785,9 @@ update_focus_window (MetaDisplay *display,
 
   if (display->focus_window)
     {
-      ClutterActor *window_actor;
-
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_FOCUS, "* Focus --> %s with serial %lu\n",
                   display->focus_window->desc, serial);
       meta_window_set_focused_internal (display->focus_window, TRUE);
-
-      /* XXX -- this is sort of a layer violation, but because we
-       * rely on the compositor for event delivery anyway, I don't
-       * think it's too bad... */
-
-      window_actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (display->focus_window->compositor_private);
-      if (window_actor)
-        clutter_actor_grab_key_focus (window_actor);
     }
   else
     meta_topic (META_DEBUG_FOCUS, "* Focus --> NULL with serial %lu\n", serial);