diff --git a/public/js/icinga/events.js b/public/js/icinga/events.js
index 33bc945bb..54b2aaa00 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/events.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/events.js
@@ -364,21 +364,8 @@
         handleAnchor: function(query) {
             var $element = $(query);
             if ($element.length > 0) {
-                // Try to find the first header. It is more pleasant to users
-                // to select the header instead a container
-                var $header = $element.find(':header:first');
-                if ($header.length > 0) {
-                    $element = $header;
-                } else {
-                    var $input = $element.find(':header:first');
-                    if ($input.length > 0) {
-                        $element = $input
-                    }
-                }
-                // If we want to focus an element which has no tabindex
-                // add one that we can focus is
-                if ($element.prop('tabindex') < 0) {
-                    $element.prop('tabindex', 0);
+                if (typeof $element.attr('tabindex') === 'undefined') {
+                    $element.attr('tabindex', -1);
                 }
                 $element.focus();
             }