diff --git a/search-parts/src/components/DetailsListComponent.tsx b/search-parts/src/components/DetailsListComponent.tsx
index 48f233de..b8204d35 100644
--- a/search-parts/src/components/DetailsListComponent.tsx
+++ b/search-parts/src/components/DetailsListComponent.tsx
@@ -430,13 +430,6 @@ export class DetailsListComponent extends React.Component<IDetailsListComponentP
 
         const { columns, items } = this.state;
 
-        let focusIndex = -1;
-        if (this.props.selectedKeys && this.props.selectedKeys.length > 0) {
-            const key = this.props.selectedKeys[0];
-            focusIndex = items.findIndex(item => item.key == key);
-        }
-
-
         let shimmeredDetailsListProps: IShimmeredDetailsListProps = {
             theme: this.props.themeVariant as ITheme,
             items: items,
@@ -446,7 +439,6 @@ export class DetailsListComponent extends React.Component<IDetailsListComponentP
             selection: this._selection,
             layoutMode: DetailsListLayoutMode.justified,
             isHeaderVisible: true,
-            initialFocusedIndex: focusIndex,
             enableShimmer: this.props.showShimmers,
             selectionPreservedOnEmptyClick: true,
             enterModalSelectionOnTouch: true,