diff --git a/src/include/progind.cpp b/src/include/progind.cpp
index 494727896..1bb787596 100755
--- a/src/include/progind.cpp
+++ b/src/include/progind.cpp
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ void TProgress_monitor::set_max(long tot)
 bool TProgress_monitor::is_cancelled() const
 { return _cancelled; }
 
-static WINDOW topwin = NULL;
-
 TProgress_monitor::TProgress_monitor(long items, const char* txt, bool cancancel) 
                  : _total(items), _txt(txt), _status(0), _cancellable(cancancel), 
                    _pd(NULL_WIN), _start(clock()), _cancelled(false)
@@ -379,7 +377,6 @@ TProgress_monitor::TProgress_monitor(long items, const char* txt, bool cancancel
   xvt_scr_set_busy_cursor();
   if (_pm_parent == NULL_WIN)
   {
-    topwin = xvt_scr_get_focus_topwin();
     _pm_parent = cur_win();
     if (_pm_parent == NULL_WIN)
       _pm_parent = TASK_WIN;
@@ -402,11 +399,4 @@ TProgress_monitor::~TProgress_monitor()
     xvt_dm_progress_destroy(_pd);
   else
     xvt_scr_reset_busy_cursor();
-	CHECK("top_win NULL", topwin != NULL_WIN);
-  if (_pm_inst <= 0 && topwin != NULL_WIN)
-  {
-    xvt_scr_set_focus_vobj(topwin);
-    xvt_vobj_raise(topwin);          
-		topwin = NULL_WIN;
-  }
 }