diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index e4e5521bd8..f8dcfee354 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ wxDataViewCustomRendererBase::RenderText(const wxString& text,
 
     int flags = 0;
     if ( state & wxDATAVIEW_CELL_SELECTED )
-        flags |= wxCONTROL_SELECTED | wxCONTROL_FOCUSED;
+        flags |= wxCONTROL_SELECTED;
     if ( !GetOwner()->GetOwner()->IsEnabled() )
         flags |= wxCONTROL_DISABLED;
 
diff --git a/src/generic/renderg.cpp b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
index b76c96b9bf..1961141fc4 100644
--- a/src/generic/renderg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
@@ -938,14 +938,7 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawItemText(wxWindow* WXUNUSED(win),
     wxColour textColour;
     if ( flags & wxCONTROL_SELECTED )
     {
-        if ( flags & wxCONTROL_FOCUSED )
-        {
-            textColour = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT);
-        }
-        else // !focused
-        {
-            textColour = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOXTEXT);
-        }
+        textColour = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT);
     }
     else if ( flags & wxCONTROL_DISABLED )
     {