diff --git a/AppKit/CPTableView.j b/AppKit/CPTableView.j
index fff746f86..d95072415 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTableView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTableView.j
@@ -487,8 +487,6 @@ CPTableViewFirstColumnOnlyAutoresizingStyle = 5;
         _sortDescriptors = [];
 
     [self _initSubclass];
-
-    [self _startObservingFirstResponderForWindow:[self window]];
 }
 
 - (void)_initSubclass