diff --git a/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml b/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
index 4823ff375..09cbe2e28 100644
--- a/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/about/_registration.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     .fields-group
       = f.simple_fields_for :account do |account_fields|
-        = account_fields.input :username, wrapper: :with_label, autofocus: true, label: false, required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username'), :autocomplete => 'off', placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username') }, append: "@#{site_hostname}", hint: false, disabled: closed_registrations?
+        = account_fields.input :username, wrapper: :with_label, label: false, required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username'), :autocomplete => 'off', placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.username') }, append: "@#{site_hostname}", hint: false, disabled: closed_registrations?
 
       = f.input :email, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.email'), required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.email'), :autocomplete => 'off' }, hint: false, disabled: closed_registrations?
       = f.input :password, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password'), required: true, input_html: { 'aria-label' => t('simple_form.labels.defaults.password'), :autocomplete => 'off' }, hint: false, disabled: closed_registrations?