diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
index f7ed2f215f..eaf6b47f42 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32
                 case WindowsMessage.WM_MBUTTONUP:
                 case WindowsMessage.WM_XBUTTONUP:
                     {
-                        shouldTakeFocus = ShouldTakeFocusOnClick;
                         if (ShouldIgnoreTouchEmulatedMessage())
                         {
                             break;