diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtkiconviewaccessible.c b/gtk/a11y/gtkiconviewaccessible.c
index 5eab1dbdf8..fc02de5a86 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtkiconviewaccessible.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtkiconviewaccessible.c
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ static gboolean
 gtk_icon_view_item_accessible_grab_focus (AtkComponent *component)
 {
   GtkIconViewItemAccessible *item;
-  GtkWidget *toplevel;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_ICON_VIEW_ITEM_ACCESSIBLE (component), FALSE);
 
@@ -624,13 +623,6 @@ gtk_icon_view_item_accessible_grab_focus (AtkComponent *component)
 
   gtk_widget_grab_focus (item->widget);
   _gtk_icon_view_set_cursor_item (GTK_ICON_VIEW (item->widget), item->item, NULL);
-  toplevel = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (item->widget));
-  if (gtk_widget_is_toplevel (toplevel))
-    {
-      G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
-      gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel));
-      G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
-    }
 
   return TRUE;
 }