diff --git a/articlewebview.cc b/articlewebview.cc
index f6d4929e..e8bd821d 100644
--- a/articlewebview.cc
+++ b/articlewebview.cc
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ bool ArticleWebView::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *ev) {
           return true;
         }
     }
-    // if (ev->type() == QEvent::FocusIn) {
-    //     QFocusEvent *pe = static_cast<QFocusEvent *>(ev);
-    //     focusInEvent(pe);
-    // }
+    if( ev->type() == QEvent::FocusIn )
+    {
+      QFocusEvent * pe = static_cast< QFocusEvent * >( ev );
+      focusInEvent( pe );
+      return true;
+    }
 
     return QWebEngineView::eventFilter(obj, ev);
 }
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index d9e6517a..b120755c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   ui.searchPane->setVisible( cfg.preferences.searchInDock );
 
   applyProxySettings();
-  applyWebSettings();
 
   connect( &dictNetMgr, SIGNAL( proxyAuthenticationRequired( QNetworkProxy, QAuthenticator * ) ),
            this, SLOT( proxyAuthentication( QNetworkProxy, QAuthenticator * ) ) );
@@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent( QCloseEvent * ev )
     // Don't ignore the close event, because doing so cancels session logout if
     // the main window is visible when the user attempts to log out.
     // The main window will be only hidden, because QApplication::quitOnLastWindowClosed
-    // property is false and Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose widget attribute is not set.
+    // property is false and Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose widget  is not set.
     Q_ASSERT(!QApplication::quitOnLastWindowClosed());
     Q_ASSERT(!testAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose));
 #else
@@ -1305,17 +1304,6 @@ void MainWindow::applyProxySettings()
   QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy( proxy );
 }
 
-void MainWindow::applyWebSettings()
-{
-  QWebEngineSettings * defaultSettings = QWebEngineSettings::defaultSettings();
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::PluginsEnabled, cfg.preferences.enableWebPlugins );
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::PlaybackRequiresUserGesture, false );
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute::LocalContentCanAccessRemoteUrls, true );
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute::LocalContentCanAccessFileUrls, true );
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute::ErrorPageEnabled, false );
-  defaultSettings->setAttribute( QWebEngineSettings::WebAttribute::JavascriptCanOpenWindows, true );
-}
-
 void MainWindow::setupNetworkCache( int maxSize )
 {
   // x << 20 == x * 2^20 converts mebibytes to bytes.
@@ -2229,7 +2217,6 @@ void MainWindow::editPreferences()
 
     updateTrayIcon();
     applyProxySettings();
-    applyWebSettings();
 
     ui.tabWidget->setHideSingleTab(cfg.preferences.hideSingleTab);
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.hh b/mainwindow.hh
index cf77a657..3c012630 100644
--- a/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/mainwindow.hh
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ private:
   void closeEvent( QCloseEvent * );
 
   void applyProxySettings();
-  void applyWebSettings();
   void setupNetworkCache( int maxSize );
   void makeDictionaries();
   void updateStatusLine();