diff --git a/elements/basic/container.go b/elements/basic/container.go
index 841628a..ec8a024 100644
--- a/elements/basic/container.go
+++ b/elements/basic/container.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ func (element *Container) Adopt (child elements.Element, expand bool) {
 
 	// refresh stale data
 	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	element.reflectChildProperties()
 	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
 		element.redoAll()
 		element.core.DamageAll()
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ func (element *Container) Disown (child elements.Element) {
 	}
 
 	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	element.reflectChildProperties()
 	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
 		element.redoAll()
 		element.core.DamageAll()
@@ -158,7 +156,6 @@ func (element *Container) DisownAll () {
 	element.children = nil
 
 	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	element.reflectChildProperties()
 	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
 		element.redoAll()
 		element.core.DamageAll()
@@ -256,20 +253,6 @@ func (element *Container) OnFocusMotionRequest (
 	element.Propagator.OnFocusMotionRequest(callback)
 }
 
-func (element *Container) reflectChildProperties () {
-	focusable := false
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		_, focusable := entry.Element.(elements.Focusable)
-		if focusable {
-			focusable = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !focusable && element.Focused() {
-		element.Propagator.HandleUnfocus()
-	}
-}
-
 func (element *Container) childFocusRequestCallback (
 	child elements.Focusable,
 ) (
diff --git a/elements/core/selectable.go b/elements/core/selectable.go
index 11d100f..824dcae 100644
--- a/elements/core/selectable.go
+++ b/elements/core/selectable.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package core
 
+// import "runtime/debug"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/input"
 
 // FocusableCore is a struct that can be embedded into objects to make them
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func (core *FocusableCore) HandleFocus (
 // HandleUnfocus causes this element to mark itself as unfocused.
 func (core *FocusableCore) HandleUnfocus () {
 	core.focused = false
+	// debug.PrintStack()
 	if core.drawFocusChange != nil { core.drawFocusChange() }
 }