diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/search-text-field.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/search-text-field.js.es6
index 0b7b3d0e3..88ae59a97 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/search-text-field.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/search-text-field.js.es6
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ export default TextField.extend({
     return searchContextEnabled ? "" : I18n.t('search.title');
   },
 
-  focusIn() {
-    Em.run.later(() => this.$().select());
-  },
-
   @on("didInsertElement")
   becomeFocused() {
     if (this.get('hasAutofocus')) this.$().focus();