diff --git a/include/wx/osx/frame.h b/include/wx/osx/frame.h
index 195145281f..9a493773fa 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/frame.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/frame.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxFrame: public wxFrameBase
 {
 public:
     // construction
-    wxFrame() { Init(); }
+    wxFrame() { }
     wxFrame(wxWindow *parent,
             wxWindowID id,
             const wxString& title,
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ public:
             long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE,
             const wxString& name = wxFrameNameStr)
     {
-        Init();
-
         Create(parent, id, title, pos, size, style, name);
     }
 
@@ -75,19 +73,12 @@ public:
                                            const wxString& name = wxStatusLineNameStr) wxOVERRIDE;
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 
-    // called by wxWindow whenever it gets focus
-    void SetLastFocus(wxWindow *win) { m_winLastFocused = win; }
-    wxWindow *GetLastFocus() const { return m_winLastFocused; }
-
     void PositionBars();
 
     // internal response to size events
     virtual void MacOnInternalSize() wxOVERRIDE { PositionBars(); }
 
 protected:
-    // common part of all ctors
-    void Init();
-
 #if wxUSE_TOOLBAR
     virtual void PositionToolBar() wxOVERRIDE;
 #endif
@@ -104,9 +95,6 @@ protected:
     virtual void AttachMenuBar(wxMenuBar *menubar) wxOVERRIDE;
 #endif
 
-    // the last focused child: we restore focus to it on activation
-    wxWindow             *m_winLastFocused;
-
     virtual bool        MacIsChildOfClientArea( const wxWindow* child ) const wxOVERRIDE;
 
     wxDECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
index 4b27f3d719..d0033a3d5d 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/frame.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 // creation/destruction
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxFrame::Init()
-{
-    m_winLastFocused = NULL;
-}
-
 bool wxFrame::Create(wxWindow *parent,
            wxWindowID id,
            const wxString& title,
@@ -156,38 +151,10 @@ void wxFrame::OnActivate(wxActivateEvent& event)
 {
     if ( !event.GetActive() )
     {
-       // remember the last focused child if it is our child
-        m_winLastFocused = FindFocus();
-
-        // so we NULL it out if it's a child from some other frame
-        wxWindow *win = m_winLastFocused;
-        while ( win )
-        {
-            if ( win->IsTopLevel() )
-            {
-                if ( win != this )
-                    m_winLastFocused = NULL;
-
-                break;
-            }
-
-            win = win->GetParent();
-        }
-
         event.Skip();
     }
     else
     {
-        // restore focus to the child which was last focused
-        wxWindow *parent = m_winLastFocused
-            ? m_winLastFocused->GetParent()
-            : NULL;
-
-        if (parent == NULL)
-            parent = this;
-
-        wxSetFocusToChild(parent, &m_winLastFocused);
-
 #if wxUSE_MENUS
         if (m_frameMenuBar != NULL)
         {
diff --git a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
index 5928260429..8ec3e2500a 100644
--- a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
@@ -239,20 +239,6 @@ wxWindowMac::~wxWindowMac()
 
     MacInvalidateBorders() ;
 
-#ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
-    // VS: make sure there's no wxFrame with last focus set to us:
-    for ( wxWindow *win = GetParent(); win; win = win->GetParent() )
-    {
-        wxFrame *frame = wxDynamicCast(win, wxFrame);
-        if ( frame )
-        {
-            if ( frame->GetLastFocus() == this )
-                frame->SetLastFocus(NULL);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     // destroy children before destroying this window itself
     DestroyChildren();
 
@@ -266,15 +252,6 @@ wxWindowMac::~wxWindowMac()
             tlw->SetDefaultItem(NULL);
     }
 
-#ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
-    wxFrame* frame = wxDynamicCast( wxGetTopLevelParent( (wxWindow*)this ) , wxFrame ) ;
-    if ( frame )
-    {
-        if ( frame->GetLastFocus() == this )
-            frame->SetLastFocus( NULL ) ;
-    }
-#endif
-
     // delete our drop target if we've got one
 #if wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP
     wxDELETE(m_dropTarget);