diff --git a/sugar/activity/activity.py b/sugar/activity/activity.py
index 76e10b9c..b9be5d5f 100644
--- a/sugar/activity/activity.py
+++ b/sugar/activity/activity.py
@@ -213,18 +213,12 @@ class Activity(Window, gtk.Container):
         else:
             self.jobject = None
 
-        self.connect('focus-out-event', self._focus_out_event_cb)
-
     def _internal_jobject_create_cb(self):
         pass
 
     def _internal_jobject_error_cb(self, err):
         logging.debug("Error creating activity datastore object: %s" % err)
 
-    def _focus_out_event_cb(self, widget, event):
-        if self.jobject:
-            self.save()
-
     def read_file(self):
         """
         Subclasses implement this method if they support resuming objects from