diff --git a/addons/hr_org_chart/tests/test_employee.py b/addons/hr_org_chart/tests/test_employee.py
index fc9f86c9468..819b903512c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_org_chart/tests/test_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr_org_chart/tests/test_employee.py
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ class TestEmployee(TestHrCommon):
         self.assertEqual(len(result), 3)
         for emp in employees:
             emp_dict = {'id': emp.id, 'parent_id': emp.parent_id.id and (emp.parent_id.id, emp.parent_id.display_name)}
-            if emp == self.employee_georges:
-                emp_dict['__focus__'] = True
             self.assertIn(emp_dict, result)
 
         self.employee_pierre.parent_id = self.employee_georges
@@ -97,14 +95,12 @@ class TestEmployee(TestHrCommon):
         self.assertEqual(len(result), 3)
         for emp in employees:
             emp_dict = {'id': emp.id, 'parent_id': emp.parent_id.id and (emp.parent_id.id, emp.parent_id.display_name)}
-            if emp == self.employee_georges:
-                emp_dict['__focus__'] = True
             self.assertIn(emp_dict, result)
 
         result = HrEmployee.hierarchy_read([('id', '=', self.employee_pierre.id)], ['id'], 'parent_id')
         self.assertEqual(len(result), 2)
         self.assertIn(
-            {'id': self.employee_pierre.id, 'parent_id': (self.employee_georges.id, self.employee_georges.name), '__focus__': True},
+            {'id': self.employee_pierre.id, 'parent_id': (self.employee_georges.id, self.employee_georges.name)},
             result
         )
         self.assertIn(
diff --git a/addons/web_hierarchy/models/models.py b/addons/web_hierarchy/models/models.py
index e4260f83fac..aa8d2db4ee6 100644
--- a/addons/web_hierarchy/models/models.py
+++ b/addons/web_hierarchy/models/models.py
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                 )
             }
         result = records.read(fields)
-        if children_ids_per_record_id or focus_record:
+        if children_ids_per_record_id:
             for record_data in result:
                 if record_data['id'] in children_ids_per_record_id:
                     record_data['__child_ids__'] = children_ids_per_record_id[record_data['id']]
-                if record_data['id'] == focus_record.id:
-                    record_data['__focus__'] = True
         return result
diff --git a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.scss b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.scss
index f9d3ce1f18b..d06aa5ed725 100644
--- a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.scss
+++ b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.scss
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
             cursor: pointer;
         }
 
-        &.o_hierarchy_node_highlighted {
-            border: 3px solid green;
-        }
-
         .o_hierarchy_node_header {
             height: 30px;
 
diff --git a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.xml b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.xml
index 8c118304dc6..12da00fecb2 100644
--- a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.xml
+++ b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_card.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
                     <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"/>
                 </button>
             </div>
-            <div class="o_hierarchy_node w-100 h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between"
+            <div class="o_hierarchy_node w-100 h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between border"
                 t-att-class="{
-                    o_hierarchy_node_highlighted: props.node.isFocused,
-                    border: !props.node.isFocused,
-                    'border-bottom-0': !props.node.isFocused and (props.node.nodes.length or props.node.canShowChildNodes),
+                    'border-bottom-0': props.node.nodes.length or props.node.canShowChildNodes,
                 }"
                 t-att-data-node-id="props.node.id"
                 t-on-click.synthetic="onGlobalClick"
diff --git a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_model.js b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_model.js
index e0a35dcd353..90bfef71b26 100644
--- a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_model.js
+++ b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/src/hierarchy_model.js
@@ -80,15 +80,6 @@ export class HierarchyNode {
         return this.data.id;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Is the current node focused?
-     *
-     * @returns {Boolean}
-     */
-    get isFocused() {
-        return Boolean(this.data.__focus__);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get parent field name
      *
@@ -680,11 +671,7 @@ export class HierarchyModel extends Model {
         const resultStringified = JSON.stringify(result);
         const recordsPerParentId = {};
         const recordPerId = {};
-        let focusedRecord = null;
         for (const record of result) {
-            if (record.__focus__) {
-                focusedRecord = record;
-            }
             recordPerId[record.id] = record;
             const parentId = getIdOfMany2oneField(record[this.parentFieldName]);
             if (!(parentId.toString() in recordsPerParentId)) {
@@ -693,8 +680,6 @@ export class HierarchyModel extends Model {
             recordsPerParentId[parentId].push(record);
         }
         const data = [];
-        const parentId = focusedRecord ? getIdOfMany2oneField(focusedRecord[this.parentFieldName]) : false;
-        const parentFocusedRecord = parentId && parentId in recordPerId ? recordPerId[parentId.toString()] : { id: false };
         const recordIds = []; // to check if we have only one arborescence to display otherwise we display the result as the kanban view
         for (const [parentId, records] of Object.entries(recordsPerParentId)) {
             if (!parentId || !(parentId in recordPerId)) {
@@ -712,12 +697,7 @@ export class HierarchyModel extends Model {
             }
         }
         if (!data.length && result?.length) {
-            if (focusedRecord) {
-                let record = parentFocusedRecord || focusedRecord;
-                data.push(record);
-            } else {
-                data.push(recordPerId[Object.keys(recordsPerParentId)[0]])
-            }
+            data.push(recordPerId[Object.keys(recordsPerParentId)[0]]);
         }
         return data;
     }
diff --git a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/tests/hierarchy_view_tests.js b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/tests/hierarchy_view_tests.js
index af4e53700fe..d1eb4beefa6 100644
--- a/addons/web_hierarchy/static/tests/hierarchy_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web_hierarchy/static/tests/hierarchy_view_tests.js
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_line_right");
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_container", 3);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node", 3);
-        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_button", 2);
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_button.btn-primary");
         assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_button.btn-primary").textContent.trim(), "Unfold 1");
@@ -251,8 +250,10 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_row", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_separator", 1);
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted").textContent.trim(), "LouisJosephine");
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_hierarchy_node_content")),
+            ["JosephineAlbert", "LouisJosephine"],
+        );
     });
 
     QUnit.test("search record in hierarchy view with child field name defined in the arch", async function (assert) {
@@ -267,8 +268,10 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_row", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_separator", 1);
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted").textContent.trim(), "LouisJosephine");
+        assert.deepEqual(
+            getNodesTextContent(target.querySelectorAll(".o_hierarchy_node_content")),
+            ["JosephineAlbert", "LouisJosephine"],
+        );
     });
 
     QUnit.test("fetch parent record", async function (assert) {
@@ -282,8 +285,6 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_row", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node", 2);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_separator", 1);
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted").textContent.trim(), "LouisJosephine");
         let rows = target.querySelectorAll(".o_hierarchy_row");
         let row = rows[0];
         assert.containsOnce(row, ".o_hierarchy_node");
@@ -300,8 +301,6 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_row", 3);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_node", 4);
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_hierarchy_separator", 2);
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted").textContent.trim(), "LouisJosephine");
         rows = target.querySelectorAll(".o_hierarchy_row");
         row = rows[0];
         assert.containsOnce(row, ".o_hierarchy_node");
@@ -682,8 +681,5 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             ["JosephineAlbert", "LisaJosephine", "LouisJosephine"]
         );
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_container button[name=hierarchy_search_parent_node]");
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_hierarchy_node.o_hierarchy_node_highlighted");
-        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_hierarchy_node_highlighted .o_hierarchy_node_content").textContent, "LisaJosephine");
     });
 });