diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/items-list.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/items-list.hbs
index 4e7a4c2b81d..bab565fa928 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/items-list.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/user-menu/items-list.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         class="btn btn-default notifications-dismiss btn-icon-text"
         title={{this.dismissTitle}}
         {{on "click" this.dismissButtonClick}}
-        {{auto-focus}}
       >
         {{d-icon "check"}}
         {{i18n "user.dismiss"}}