diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 36b194cd0..eaa58ffa5 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ class AtomWindow
 
   openLocations: (locationsToOpen) ->
     if @loaded
-      @focus()
       @sendMessage 'open-locations', locationsToOpen
     else
       @browserWindow.once 'window:loaded', => @openLocations(locationsToOpen)