diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
index 0c8efa3dfaa0b..09d2e17ff94d1 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ export default function AddNewPageModal( { onSave, onClose } ) {
 			<form onSubmit={ createPage }>
 				<VStack spacing={ 3 }>
 					<TextControl
-						/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/no-autofocus */
-						autoFocus
-						/* eslint-enable jsx-a11y/no-autofocus */
 						label={ __( 'Page title' ) }
 						onChange={ setTitle }
 						placeholder={ __( 'No title' ) }