diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.html b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.html
index da5cf9ebd..ea10e168c 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.html
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <a class="button button-pill-left" href="javascript:{}" bind="extractLink"></a><a class="button button-pill-right" href="javascript:{}" bind="applyLink"></a>
 </div>
 <div class="history-panel-filter" bind="bodyControlsDiv">
-<span bind="or_proj_filter"> </span><input type="text"  size="30" bind="filterInput" id="filterInput" />
+<span bind="or_proj_filter"> </span><input type="text"  size="30" bind="filterInput" />
 </div>
 <div class="history-panel-body" bind="bodyDiv">
   <div class="history-past" bind="pastDiv">
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
index fddaac55e..2ac703933 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/history-panel.js
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ HistoryPanel.prototype._showExtractOperationsDialog = function(json) {
   });
 
   var level = DialogSystem.showDialog(frame);
-    
-  elmts.getElementById("filterInput").focus();
 
   elmts.textarea[0].select();
 };