diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
index e9380d7e..49dd70e9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
@@ -754,11 +754,7 @@ void TabGame::processGameEventContainer(const GameEventContainer &cont, Abstract
                 case GameEvent::GAME_HOST_CHANGED: eventGameHostChanged(event.GetExtension(Event_GameHostChanged::ext), playerId, context); break;
                 case GameEvent::GAME_CLOSED: eventGameClosed(event.GetExtension(Event_GameClosed::ext), playerId, context); break;
                 case GameEvent::SET_ACTIVE_PLAYER: eventSetActivePlayer(event.GetExtension(Event_SetActivePlayer::ext), playerId, context); break;
-                case GameEvent::SET_ACTIVE_PHASE:
-                    if (sayEdit && sayEdit->text().isEmpty())
-                        sayEdit->clearFocus();
-                    eventSetActivePhase(event.GetExtension(Event_SetActivePhase::ext), playerId, context);
-                    break;
+                case GameEvent::SET_ACTIVE_PHASE: eventSetActivePhase(event.GetExtension(Event_SetActivePhase::ext), playerId, context); break;
 
                 default: {
                     Player *player = players.value(playerId, 0);