diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/actions.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/actions.js
index 92a130e..d3f194e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/actions.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/actions.js
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ define(function(require){
                 if(event){
                     event.preventDefault();
                 }
-                env.notebook.ensure_focused();
                 return false;
             }
         },