diff --git a/src/glview.cc b/src/glview.cc
index bea5856f61..624b2666c0 100644
--- a/src/glview.cc
+++ b/src/glview.cc
@@ -554,8 +554,6 @@ void GLView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
 	mouse_drag_active = true;
 	last_mouse = event->globalPos();
-	grabMouse();
-	setFocus();
 }
 
 void GLView::normalizeAngle(GLdouble& angle)