diff --git a/app/views/posts/_form.haml b/app/views/posts/_form.haml
index af5a1201..770dd1d4 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/_form.haml
+++ b/app/views/posts/_form.haml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       = render 'layouts/help', help: [ t('help.markdown.intro'),
         t('help.distraction_free_html'),
         t('help.preview_html') ]
-      = text_area_tag 'post[content]', @post.content, autofocus: true,
+      = text_area_tag 'post[content]', @post.content,
         class: 'post-content'
   - if @post.has_field? :date
     .form-group