diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
index c50e2ee1ad..400de6cf72 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void WebEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& scene
         _dpi = entity->getDpi();
         _color = entity->getColor();
         _alpha = entity->getAlpha();
-        _wantsKeyboardFocus = entity->wantsKeyboardFocus();
+        _wantsKeyboardFocus = entity->getWantsKeyboardFocus();
         _pulseProperties = entity->getPulseProperties();
 
         if (_contentType == ContentType::NoContent) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
index 837c84714c..07f9fa4ffb 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h.in
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ public:
     QUuid getOwningAvatarIDForProperties() const;
 
     virtual bool wantsHandControllerPointerEvents() const { return false; }
-    virtual bool wantsKeyboardFocus() const { return false; }
     virtual void setProxyWindow(QWindow* proxyWindow) {}
     virtual QObject* getEventHandler() { return nullptr; }