diff --git a/dbus-examples/cdbus-driver.sh b/dbus-examples/cdbus-driver.sh
index 6215816f..fd8741af 100755
--- a/dbus-examples/cdbus-driver.sh
+++ b/dbus-examples/cdbus-driver.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ type_enum='uint16'
 # List all window ID compton manages (except destroyed ones)
 dbus-send --print-reply --dest="$service" "$object" "${interface}.list_win"
 
-# Ensure we are tracking focus
-dbus-send --print-reply --dest="$service" "$object" "${interface}.opts_set" string:track_focus boolean:true
-
 # Get window ID of currently focused window
 focused=$(dbus-send --print-reply --dest="$service" "$object" "${interface}.find_win" string:focused | $SED -n 's/^[[:space:]]*'${type_win}'[[:space:]]*\([[:digit:]]*\).*/\1/p')
 
diff --git a/dbus-examples/inverter.sh b/dbus-examples/inverter.sh
index 8cb7d466..3513f928 100755
--- a/dbus-examples/inverter.sh
+++ b/dbus-examples/inverter.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ if [ -z "$1" -o "$1" = "selected" ]; then
   window=$(xwininfo -frame | sed -n 's/^xwininfo: Window id: \(0x[[:xdigit:]][[:xdigit:]]*\).*/\1/p') # Select window by mouse
 elif [ "$1" = "focused" ]; then
   # Ensure we are tracking focus
-  ${compton_dbus}opts_set string:track_focus boolean:true &
   window=$(${compton_dbus}find_win string:focused | $SED -n 's/^[[:space:]]*'${type_win}'[[:space:]]*\([[:digit:]]*\).*/\1/p') # Query compton for the active window
 elif echo "$1" | grep -Eiq '^([[:digit:]][[:digit:]]*|0x[[:xdigit:]][[:xdigit:]]*)$'; then
   window="$1" # Accept user-specified window-id if the format is correct
diff --git a/src/c2.c b/src/c2.c
index ad484a4c..f2db608e 100644
--- a/src/c2.c
+++ b/src/c2.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,6 @@ static bool c2_l_postprocess(session_t *ps, c2_l_t *pleaf) {
 	// Enable specific tracking options in compton if needed by the condition
 	// TODO: Add track_leader
 	switch (pleaf->predef) {
-	case C2_L_PFOCUSED: ps->o.track_focus = true; break;
 	// case C2_L_PROUNDED: ps->o.detect_rounded_corners = true; break;
 	case C2_L_PNAME:
 	case C2_L_PCLASSG:
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 6adbd195..63019fbb 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -491,9 +491,6 @@ void force_repaint(session_t *ps);
 /** @name DBus hooks
  */
 ///@{
-
-void opts_init_track_focus(session_t *ps);
-
 void opts_set_no_fading_openclose(session_t *ps, bool newval);
 //!@}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/compton.c b/src/compton.c
index cb6489ef..27b0aefa 100644
--- a/src/compton.c
+++ b/src/compton.c
@@ -297,8 +297,9 @@ uint32_t determine_evmask(session_t *ps, xcb_window_t wid, win_evmode_t mode) {
 	if (WIN_EVMODE_FRAME == mode ||
 	    ((w = find_managed_win(ps, wid)) && w->a.map_state == XCB_MAP_STATE_VIEWABLE)) {
 		evmask |= XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE;
-		if (ps->o.track_focus && !ps->o.use_ewmh_active_win)
+		if (!ps->o.use_ewmh_active_win) {
 			evmask |= XCB_EVENT_MASK_FOCUS_CHANGE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Check if it's a mapped client window
@@ -807,36 +808,6 @@ void force_repaint(session_t *ps) {
  */
 ///@{
 
-/**
- * Enable focus tracking.
- */
-void opts_init_track_focus(session_t *ps) {
-	// Already tracking focus
-	if (ps->o.track_focus)
-		return;
-
-	ps->o.track_focus = true;
-
-	if (!ps->o.use_ewmh_active_win) {
-		// Start listening to FocusChange events
-		HASH_ITER2(ps->windows, w) {
-			if (!w->managed) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			auto mw = (struct managed_win *)w;
-			if (mw->a.map_state == XCB_MAP_STATE_VIEWABLE) {
-				xcb_change_window_attributes(
-				    ps->c, w->id, XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,
-				    (const uint32_t[]){
-				        determine_evmask(ps, w->id, WIN_EVMODE_FRAME)});
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Recheck focus
-	recheck_focus(ps);
-}
-
 /**
  * Set no_fading_openclose option.
  *
@@ -1506,7 +1477,6 @@ static session_t *session_init(int argc, char **argv, Display *dpy,
 	            .detect_transient = false,
 	            .detect_client_leader = false,
 
-	            .track_focus = false,
 	            .track_wdata = false,
 	            .track_leader = false,
 	        },
@@ -1991,9 +1961,7 @@ static session_t *session_init(int argc, char **argv, Display *dpy,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ps->o.track_focus) {
-		recheck_focus(ps);
-	}
+	recheck_focus(ps);
 
 	e = xcb_request_check(ps->c, xcb_ungrab_server(ps->c));
 	if (e) {
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 685bfd9e..075c98c1 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ typedef struct options_t {
 	bool detect_client_leader;
 
 	// === Calculated ===
-	/// Whether compton needs to track focus changes.
-	bool track_focus;
 	/// Whether compton needs to track window name and class.
 	bool track_wdata;
 	/// Whether compton needs to track window leaders.
diff --git a/src/dbus.c b/src/dbus.c
index 07af63cd..d06c5969 100644
--- a/src/dbus.c
+++ b/src/dbus.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static bool cdbus_process_opts_get(session_t *ps, DBusMessage *msg) {
 	cdbus_m_opts_get_do(use_damage, cdbus_reply_bool);
 #endif
 
-	cdbus_m_opts_get_do(track_focus, cdbus_reply_bool);
+	cdbus_m_opts_get_stub(track_focus, cdbus_reply_bool, true);
 	cdbus_m_opts_get_do(track_wdata, cdbus_reply_bool);
 	cdbus_m_opts_get_do(track_leader, cdbus_reply_bool);
 #undef cdbus_m_opts_get_do
@@ -1128,18 +1128,12 @@ static bool cdbus_process_opts_set(session_t *ps, DBusMessage *msg) {
 	}
 
 	// clear_shadow
-	if (!strcmp("clear_shadow", target))
+	if (!strcmp("clear_shadow", target)) {
 		goto cdbus_process_opts_set_success;
+	}
 
 	// track_focus
 	if (!strcmp("track_focus", target)) {
-		dbus_bool_t val = FALSE;
-		if (!cdbus_msg_get_arg(msg, 1, DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &val))
-			return false;
-		// You could enable this option, but never turn if off
-		if (val) {
-			opts_init_track_focus(ps);
-		}
 		goto cdbus_process_opts_set_success;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index d29be496..16fc60a3 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -266,9 +266,7 @@ static inline void ev_map_notify(session_t *ps, xcb_map_notify_event_t *ev) {
 	map_win_by_id(ps, ev->window);
 	// FocusIn/Out may be ignored when the window is unmapped, so we must
 	// recheck focus here
-	if (ps->o.track_focus) {
-		recheck_focus(ps);
-	}
+	recheck_focus(ps);
 }
 
 static inline void ev_unmap_notify(session_t *ps, xcb_unmap_notify_event_t *ev) {
@@ -402,7 +400,7 @@ static inline void ev_property_notify(session_t *ps, xcb_property_notify_event_t
 	}
 
 	if (ps->root == ev->window) {
-		if (ps->o.track_focus && ps->o.use_ewmh_active_win &&
+		if (ps->o.use_ewmh_active_win &&
 		    ps->atoms->a_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW == ev->atom) {
 			update_ewmh_active_win(ps);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index d9969ef9..80f4540d 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -806,11 +806,6 @@ void get_cfg(options_t *opt, int argc, char *const *argv, bool shadow_enable,
 
 	// Other variables determined by options
 
-	// Determine whether we need to track focus changes
-	if (opt->inactive_opacity != opt->active_opacity || opt->inactive_dim > 0) {
-		opt->track_focus = true;
-	}
-
 	// Determine whether we track window grouping
 	if (opt->detect_transient || opt->detect_client_leader) {
 		opt->track_leader = true;