diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
index 1faef0e35e..325129a2f6 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ static void ccid_card_vscard_event(void *opaque, int event)
     case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
         card->vscard_in_pos = card->vscard_in_hdr = 0;
         break;
-    case CHR_EVENT_FOCUS:
-        break;
     case CHR_EVENT_OPENED:
         DPRINTF(card, D_INFO, "%s: CHR_EVENT_OPENED\n", __func__);
         break;
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
index ef1e1ade60..6066d9b0f7 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
@@ -466,8 +466,6 @@ static void usb_serial_event(void *opaque, int event)
         case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
             s->event_trigger |= FTDI_BI;
             break;
-        case CHR_EVENT_FOCUS:
-            break;
         case CHR_EVENT_OPENED:
             if (!s->dev.attached) {
                 usb_device_attach(&s->dev, &error_abort);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/char.h b/include/sysemu/char.h
index 2c3060ced3..43da4ac89d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/char.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/char.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 /* character device */
 
 #define CHR_EVENT_BREAK   0 /* serial break char */
-#define CHR_EVENT_FOCUS   1 /* focus to this terminal (modal input needed) */
 #define CHR_EVENT_OPENED  2 /* new connection established */
 #define CHR_EVENT_MUX_IN  3 /* mux-focus was set to this terminal */
 #define CHR_EVENT_MUX_OUT 4 /* mux-focus will move on */