diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
index bde709432cee9..4f96bab363552 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 				return this.hide();
 			}
 
-			const actions = DebugActionsWidget.getActions(this.allActions, this.toUnbind, false, this.debugService, this.keybindingService, this.instantiationService);
+			const actions = DebugActionsWidget.getActions(this.allActions, this.toUnbind, this.debugService, this.keybindingService, this.instantiationService);
 			if (!arrays.equals(actions, this.activeActions, (first, second) => first.id === second.id)) {
 				this.actionBar.clear();
 				this.actionBar.push(actions, { icon: true, label: false });
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 		this.$el.hide();
 	}
 
-	public static getActions(allActions: AbstractDebugAction[], toUnbind: IDisposable[], ignoreFocusSessionAction: boolean, debugService: IDebugService, keybindingService: IKeybindingService, instantiationService: IInstantiationService): AbstractDebugAction[] {
+	public static getActions(allActions: AbstractDebugAction[], toUnbind: IDisposable[], debugService: IDebugService, keybindingService: IKeybindingService, instantiationService: IInstantiationService): AbstractDebugAction[] {
 		if (allActions.length === 0) {
 			allActions.push(new ContinueAction(ContinueAction.ID, ContinueAction.LABEL, debugService, keybindingService));
 			allActions.push(new PauseAction(PauseAction.ID, PauseAction.LABEL, debugService, keybindingService));
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 			allActions.push(instantiationService.createInstance(RestartAction, RestartAction.ID, RestartAction.LABEL));
 			allActions.push(new StepBackAction(StepBackAction.ID, StepBackAction.LABEL, debugService, keybindingService));
 			allActions.push(new ReverseContinueAction(ReverseContinueAction.ID, ReverseContinueAction.LABEL, debugService, keybindingService));
-			if (!ignoreFocusSessionAction) {
-				allActions.push(instantiationService.createInstance(FocusSessionAction, FocusSessionAction.ID, FocusSessionAction.LABEL));
-			}
+			allActions.push(instantiationService.createInstance(FocusSessionAction, FocusSessionAction.ID, FocusSessionAction.LABEL));
 			allActions.forEach(a => {
 				toUnbind.push(a);
 			});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
index 99e1d5f2d29a1..abbf71ac2c45d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class DebugViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet {
 			return [this.startAction, this.configureAction, this.toggleReplAction];
 		}
 
-		return DebugActionsWidget.getActions(this.allActions, this.toUnbind, true, this.debugService, this.keybindingService, this.instantiationService);
+		return DebugActionsWidget.getActions(this.allActions, this.toUnbind, this.debugService, this.keybindingService, this.instantiationService);
 	}
 
 	public get showInitialDebugActions(): boolean {