diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index 4511b9ca..5c5e8be0 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
             pWindow->updateWindowDecos();
             recalculateWindow(pWindow);
 
-            g_pCompositor->focusWindow(pWindow);
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index 055f4e3f..42e2175c 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ void CHyprMasterLayout::onWindowCreatedTiling(CWindow* pWindow) {
             pWindow->updateWindowDecos();
             recalculateWindow(pWindow);
 
-            g_pCompositor->focusWindow(pWindow);
             return;
         }
     }