diff --git a/js/misc/inputMethod.js b/js/misc/inputMethod.js
index 811ba55fd..1ca70c3df 100644
--- a/js/misc/inputMethod.js
+++ b/js/misc/inputMethod.js
@@ -36,15 +36,7 @@ class InputMethod extends Clutter.InputMethod {
     }
 
     _updateCapabilities() {
-        let caps = 0;
-
-        if (this.can_show_preedit)
-            caps |= IBus.Capabilite.PREEDIT_TEXT;
-
-        if (this._currentFocus)
-            caps |= IBus.Capabilite.FOCUS | IBus.Capabilite.SURROUNDING_TEXT;
-        else
-            caps |= IBus.Capabilite.PREEDIT_TEXT | IBus.Capabilite.AUXILIARY_TEXT | IBus.Capabilite.LOOKUP_TABLE | IBus.Capabilite.PROPERTY;
+        let caps = IBus.Capabilite.PREEDIT_TEXT | IBus.Capabilite.FOCUS | IBus.Capabilite.SURROUNDING_TEXT;
 
         if (this._context)
             this._context.set_capabilities(caps);
@@ -137,7 +129,6 @@ class InputMethod extends Clutter.InputMethod {
         this._currentFocus = focus;
         if (this._context) {
             this._context.focus_in();
-            this._updateCapabilities();
             this._emitRequestSurrounding();
         }
 
@@ -149,10 +140,8 @@ class InputMethod extends Clutter.InputMethod {
 
     vfunc_focus_out() {
         this._currentFocus = null;
-        if (this._context) {
+        if (this._context)
             this._context.focus_out();
-            this._updateCapabilities();
-        }
 
         if (this._preeditStr) {
             // Unset any preedit text