diff --git a/src/Game.cs b/src/Game.cs
index ccddc96..48a2e52 100644
--- a/src/Game.cs
+++ b/src/Game.cs
@@ -821,7 +821,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 		{
 			AssertNotDisposed();
 
-			IsActive = true;
 			if (GraphicsDevice == null)
 			{
 				IGraphicsDeviceManager graphicsDeviceManager = Services.GetService(
diff --git a/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs b/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
index 90f897f..41c4e49 100644
--- a/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
+++ b/src/SDL2/SDL2_GamePlatform.cs
@@ -156,13 +156,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework
 			// Initialize Active Key List
 			keys = new List<Keys>();
 
-			// Setup Text Input Control Character Arrays (Only 4 control keys supported at this time)
+			/* Setup Text Input Control Character Arrays
+			 * (Only 4 control keys supported at this time)
+			 */
 			INTERNAL_TextInputControlDown = new bool[4];
 			INTERNAL_TextInputControlRepeat = new int[4];
 
-			// Assume we will have focus.
-			game.IsActive = true;
-
 			// Ready to run the loop!
 			INTERNAL_runApplication = true;
 		}