diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/options/builder/axis.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/options/builder/axis.tsx
index 17ea669656e..5a65beceaef 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/options/builder/axis.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/options/builder/axis.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ const ScaleDistributionEditor: React.FC<FieldOverrideEditorProps<ScaleDistributi
         <Select
           menuShouldPortal
           allowCustomValue={false}
-          autoFocus
           options={LOG_DISTRIBUTION_OPTIONS}
           value={value.log || 2}
           prefix={'base'}