diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/components/icon_picker_dropdown.js b/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/components/icon_picker_dropdown.js
index 61d995198..8b2a0b689 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/components/icon_picker_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/soapbox_config/components/icon_picker_dropdown.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class IconPickerMenu extends React.PureComponent {
           onClick={this.handleClick}
           showPreview={false}
           backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn}
-          autoFocus
           emojiTooltip
           overwriteRender
           noShowAnchors