diff --git a/browser/components/history/content/history.js b/browser/components/history/content/history.js
index 897eb463252c..712c4d19667c 100644
--- a/browser/components/history/content/history.js
+++ b/browser/components/history/content/history.js
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ function HistoryCommonInit()
     // If it's empty, this will do the right thing and just group by the old grouping.
     searchHistory(gSearchBox.value);
     
-    gHistoryTree.focus();
-    gHistoryTree.treeBoxObject.view.selection.select(0);
+    gSearchBox.focus();
 }
 
 function historyOnSelect()