diff --git a/client/src/components/CommentApp/components/Comment/index.tsx b/client/src/components/CommentApp/components/Comment/index.tsx
index 62fdb1d204..901a4c9f0b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/CommentApp/components/Comment/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/CommentApp/components/Comment/index.tsx
@@ -557,15 +557,6 @@ export default class CommentComponent extends React.Component<CommentProps> {
     const element = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this);
 
     if (element instanceof HTMLElement) {
-      // If this is a new comment, focus in the edit box
-      if (this.props.comment.mode === 'creating') {
-        const textAreaElement = element.querySelector('textarea');
-
-        if (textAreaElement instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) {
-          textAreaElement.focus();
-        }
-      }
-
       this.props.layout.setCommentElement(this.props.comment.localId, element);
       this.props.layout.setCommentHeight(
         this.props.comment.localId,