diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
index fa09f3b859..450be671da 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
@@ -2859,14 +2859,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b, V: View> ViewContext<'a, 'b, V> {
         self.window.focused_view_id == Some(self.view_id)
     }
 
-    pub fn is_parent_view_focused(&self) -> bool {
-        if let Some(parent_view_id) = self.ancestors(self.view_id).next().clone() {
-            self.focused_view_id() == Some(parent_view_id)
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn focus_parent(&mut self) {
         let window_id = self.window_id;
         let view_id = self.view_id;
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
index eb2d68910f..ae2342cd97 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl TerminalElement {
             )
             // Update drag selections
             .on_drag(MouseButton::Left, move |event, _: &mut TerminalView, cx| {
-                if cx.is_parent_view_focused() {
+                if cx.is_self_focused() {
                     if let Some(conn_handle) = connection.upgrade(cx) {
                         conn_handle.update(cx, |terminal, cx| {
                             terminal.mouse_drag(event, origin);
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl TerminalElement {
                 },
             )
             .on_move(move |event, _: &mut TerminalView, cx| {
-                if cx.is_parent_view_focused() {
+                if cx.is_self_focused() {
                     if let Some(conn_handle) = connection.upgrade(cx) {
                         conn_handle.update(cx, |terminal, cx| {
                             terminal.mouse_move(&event, origin);