diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/OptionsMenu.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/OptionsMenu.ts
index b52876518..165c99afd 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/OptionsMenu.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/OptionsMenu.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class OptionsMenu extends LitElement implements Layer {
                 ? "Opens menu"
                 : "Attack"),
           })}
-          ${button({
+          <!-- ${button({
             onClick: this.onToggleFocusLockedButtonClick,
             title: "Lock Focus",
             children:
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export class OptionsMenu extends LitElement implements Layer {
               (this.userSettings.focusLocked()
                 ? "Focus locked"
                 : "Hover focus"),
-          })}
+          })} -->
         </div>
       </div>
     `;
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index c59e735cf..2054b2d95 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ export class GameView implements GameMap {
   }
 
   focusedPlayer(): PlayerView | null {
+    // TODO: renable when performance issues are fixed.
+    return null;
     if (userSettings.focusLocked()) return this.myPlayer();
     return this._focusedPlayer;
   }
diff --git a/src/core/game/UserSettings.ts b/src/core/game/UserSettings.ts
index e405eb5d9..3c22c8ac5 100644
--- a/src/core/game/UserSettings.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/UserSettings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 export class UserSettings {
-  private focusedLocked_: boolean | null = null;
-
   get(key: string, defaultValue: boolean) {
     const value = localStorage.getItem(key);
     if (!value) return defaultValue;
@@ -27,10 +25,9 @@ export class UserSettings {
   }
 
   focusLocked() {
-    if (this.focusedLocked_ === null) {
-      this.focusedLocked_ = this.get("settings.focusLocked", true);
-    }
-    return this.focusedLocked_;
+    return false;
+    // TODO: renable when performance issues are fixed.
+    this.get("settings.focusLocked", true);
   }
 
   toggleLeftClickOpenMenu() {
@@ -38,7 +35,6 @@ export class UserSettings {
   }
 
   toggleFocusLocked() {
-    this.focusLocked = null;
     this.set("settings.focusLocked", !this.focusLocked());
   }