diff --git a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/Focus.java b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/Focus.java
index 7adfa2f68..9dfca6da2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/Focus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/Focus.java
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import mezz.jei.Internal;
-import mezz.jei.api.ingredients.IIngredientHelper;
-import mezz.jei.api.ingredients.IIngredientRegistry;
 import mezz.jei.api.recipe.IFocus;
 
 public class Focus<V> implements IFocus<V> {
@@ -32,23 +29,4 @@ public V getValue() {
 	public Mode getMode() {
 		return mode;
 	}
-
-	public static boolean areFocusesEqual(IFocus focus1, IFocus focus2) {
-		if (focus1.getMode() == focus2.getMode()) {
-			String uid1 = getUidForFocusValue(focus1);
-			String uid2 = getUidForFocusValue(focus2);
-			return uid1.equals(uid2);
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	private static <V> String getUidForFocusValue(IFocus<V> focus) {
-		V value = focus.getValue();
-		if (value != null) {
-			IIngredientRegistry ingredientRegistry = Internal.getIngredientRegistry();
-			IIngredientHelper<V> ingredientHelper = ingredientRegistry.getIngredientHelper(value);
-			return ingredientHelper.getUniqueId(value);
-		}
-		return "null";
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/RecipeGuiLogic.java b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/RecipeGuiLogic.java
index ca705eba0..9429e1ba7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/RecipeGuiLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/gui/RecipeGuiLogic.java
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ public void clearHistory() {
 	}
 
 	private <V> boolean setFocus(IFocus<V> focus, boolean saveHistory) {
-		if (this.state != null && Focus.areFocusesEqual(this.state.focus, focus)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		final List<IRecipeCategory> recipeCategories = recipeRegistry.getRecipeCategories(focus);
 		if (recipeCategories.isEmpty()) {
 			return false;