diff --git a/flixel/system/frontEnds/DebuggerFrontEnd.hx b/flixel/system/frontEnds/DebuggerFrontEnd.hx
index 3eaf720b4b..a7be301d39 100644
--- a/flixel/system/frontEnds/DebuggerFrontEnd.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/frontEnds/DebuggerFrontEnd.hx
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ class DebuggerFrontEnd
 		if (!Value)
 		{
 			FlxG.stage.focus = null;
-			// setting focus to null will trigger a focus lost event, let's undo that
-			FlxG.game.onFocus(null);
 
 			#if FLX_MOUSE
 			FlxG.mouse.enabled = true;