diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index ba31219..f549d3a 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,6 @@ client_new(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, bool scan)
      if(!scan)
      {
           client_get_name(c);
-          client_focus(c);
           client_configure(c);
      }