diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
index a70082cae4..aab65f82a0 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
 
         static SelectingItemsControl()
         {
-            FocusableProperty.OverrideDefaultValue(typeof(SelectingItemsControl), true);
-
             SelectedIndexProperty.Changed.Subscribe(x =>
             {
                 var control = x.Sender as SelectingItemsControl;