diff --git a/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/application.js b/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/application.js
index f7fde4707007a59f2327864da8082ff86645a661..5dd746fdf8f3b05e5838a63c7cb9216e8afd6c0b 100644
--- a/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/application.js
+++ b/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/application.js
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ STUDIP.domReady(function () {
 
     STUDIP.study_area_selection.initialize();
 
-    // autofocus for all browsers
-    if (!("autofocus" in document.createElement("input"))) {
-        jQuery('[autofocus]').first().focus();
-    }
-
     if (document.createElement('textarea').style.resize === undefined) {
         jQuery('textarea.resizable').resizable({
             handles: 's',