diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 3a2f9e65..1a6e2745 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class Terminator:
     self.window.connect ("delete_event", self.on_delete_event)
     self.window.connect ("destroy", self.on_destroy_event)
     self.window.connect ("window-state-event", self.on_window_state_changed)
-    self.window.connect ("focus", self.on_focus)
 
     self.window.set_property ('allow-shrink', True)
 
@@ -197,9 +196,6 @@ class Terminator:
 
     return (False)
 
-  def on_focus (self, direction, data=None):
-    self.window.queue_draw ()
-
   def on_delete_event (self, window, event, data=None):
     if len (self.term_list) == 1:
       return False