diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index 05c743418..068be5714 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
         self.registry: set[MessagePump] = set()
         self.devtools = DevtoolsClient()
         self._return_value: ReturnType | None = None
-        self._focus_timer: Timer | None = None
 
         self.css_monitor = (
             FileMonitor(css_path, self._on_css_change)
@@ -263,10 +262,6 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
         Returns:
             Widget | None: Newly focused widget, or None for no focus.
         """
-        if self._focus_timer:
-            # Cancel the timer that clears the show focus class
-            # We will be creating a new timer to extend the time until the focus is hidden
-            self._focus_timer.stop_no_wait()
         focusable_widgets = self.focus_chain
 
         if not focusable_widgets:
@@ -284,12 +279,10 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
                 self.set_focus(focusable_widgets[0])
             else:
                 # Only move the focus if we are currently showing the focus
-                if direction and self.has_class("-show-focus"):
+                if direction:
                     current_index = (current_index + direction) % len(focusable_widgets)
                     self.set_focus(focusable_widgets[current_index])
 
-        self._focus_timer = self.set_timer(2, self.hide_focus)
-        self.add_class("-show-focus")
         return self.focused
 
     def show_focus(self) -> Widget | None:
@@ -316,15 +309,6 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
         """
         return self._move_focus(-1)
 
-    def hide_focus(self) -> None:
-        """Hide the focus.
-
-        Returns:
-            Widget | None: Newly focused widget, or None for no focus.
-
-        """
-        self.remove_class("-show-focus")
-
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         """Yield child widgets for a container."""
         return
diff --git a/tests/test_focus.py b/tests/test_focus.py
index c9fa8bcd7..dfe8dad8a 100644
--- a/tests/test_focus.py
+++ b/tests/test_focus.py
@@ -31,26 +31,6 @@ async def test_focus_chain():
     assert focused == ["foo", "Paul", "baz"]
 
 
-async def test_show_focus():
-    app = App()
-    app.push_screen(Screen())
-    app.screen.add_children(
-        Focusable(id="foo"),
-        NonFocusable(id="bar"),
-        Focusable(Focusable(id="Paul"), id="container1"),
-        NonFocusable(Focusable(id="Jessica"), id="container2"),
-        Focusable(id="baz"),
-    )
-
-    focused = [widget.id for widget in app.focus_chain]
-    assert focused == ["foo", "Paul", "baz"]
-
-    assert app.focused is None
-    assert not app.has_class("-show-focus")
-    app.show_focus()
-    assert app.has_class("-show-focus")
-
-
 async def test_focus_next_and_previous():
 
     app = App()