diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index 3f35d757..01048e4b 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -223,16 +223,6 @@ $(function() {
 				input.trigger("focus");
 			}
 		};
-
-		$(window).on("focus", focus);
-
-		chat.on("click", ".chat", function() {
-			setTimeout(function() {
-				if (window.getSelection().isCollapsed) {
-					focus();
-				}
-			}, 2);
-		});
 	}
 
 	if (navigator.platform.match(/(Mac|iPhone|iPod|iPad)/i)) {
@@ -241,7 +231,7 @@ $(function() {
 
 	$("#form").on("submit", function(e) {
 		e.preventDefault();
-		utils.forceFocus();
+		focus();
 		const target = chat.data("id");
 		const text = input.val();
 
diff --git a/client/js/utils.js b/client/js/utils.js
index 9e0bc37c..e972425e 100644
--- a/client/js/utils.js
+++ b/client/js/utils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const $ = require("jquery");
 const escape = require("css.escape");
-const input = $("#input");
 const viewport = $("#viewport");
 
 var serverHash = -1; // eslint-disable-line no-var
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	serverHash,
 	lastMessageId,
 	confirmExit,
-	forceFocus,
 	scrollIntoViewNicely,
 	hasRoleInChannel,
 	move,
@@ -54,12 +52,6 @@ function hasRoleInChannel(channel, roles) {
 	return user.parent().is("." + roles.join(", ."));
 }
 
-// Triggering click event opens the virtual keyboard on mobile
-// This can only be called from another interactive event (e.g. button click)
-function forceFocus() {
-	input.trigger("click").trigger("focus");
-}
-
 // Reusable scrollIntoView parameters for channel list / user list
 function scrollIntoViewNicely(el) {
 	// Ideally this would use behavior: "smooth", but that does not consistently work in e.g. Chrome