diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
index 91a9219b3ef0..27f8354d43de 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
@@ -62,35 +62,6 @@ COM_DECLSPEC_NOTHROW STDMETHODIMP CAccComponentBase::get_locationInParent(long*
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Grabs the focus to this object.
- *
- * @param    success    the boolean result to be returned.
- */
-COM_DECLSPEC_NOTHROW STDMETHODIMP CAccComponentBase::grabFocus(boolean* success)
-{
-    SolarMutexGuard g;
-
-    try
-    {
-        if (success == nullptr)
-            return E_INVALIDARG;
-
-        if (!pRXComp.is())
-        {
-            return E_FAIL;
-        }
-        GetXInterface()->grabFocus();
-        *success = TRUE;
-
-        return S_OK;
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns the foreground color of this object.
  *
diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
index 01649a11aeb8..89c50c46c63f 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ public:
     // box relative to the parent.
     STDMETHOD(get_locationInParent)(long* x, long* y);
 
-    // Grabs the focus to this object.
-    STDMETHOD(grabFocus)(boolean* success);
-
     // Returns the foreground color of this object.
     STDMETHOD(get_foreground)(IA2Color* foreground);