diff --git a/river/init b/river/init
index c367405..dfb7fd3 100755
--- a/river/init
+++ b/river/init
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ riverctl border-width 1
 riverctl border-color-focused 0xffffff88
 riverctl border-color-unfocused 0xffffff00
 
-riverctl focus-follows-cursor normal
 riverctl set-cursor-warp on-output-change