diff --git a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
index 1ee5f2a95de..d70f6606e98 100644
--- a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
+++ b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ export interface IRightPanelCardStateStored {
     initialEventId?: string;
     isInitialEventHighlighted?: boolean;
     initialEventScrollIntoView?: boolean;
-    // room summary card
-    focusRoomSearch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IRightPanelCard {
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ export function convertCardToStore(panelState: IRightPanelCard): IRightPanelCard
         memberInfoEventId: !!state?.memberInfoEvent?.getId() ? state.memberInfoEvent.getId() : undefined,
         initialEventId: !!state?.initialEvent?.getId() ? state.initialEvent.getId() : undefined,
         memberId: !!state?.member?.userId ? state.member.userId : undefined,
-        focusRoomSearch: state.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: stateStored, phase: panelState.phase };
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ function convertStoreToCard(panelStateStore: IRightPanelCardStored, room: Room):
             : undefined,
         initialEvent: !!stateStored?.initialEventId ? room.findEventById(stateStored.initialEventId) : undefined,
         member: (!!stateStored?.memberId && room.getMember(stateStored.memberId)) || undefined,
-        focusRoomSearch: stateStored?.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: state, phase: panelStateStore.phase };