diff --git a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
index 0eb005bf8b..6cea03215e 100644
--- a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
+++ b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
     fileManager: self._components.registry.get('filemanager').api
   }
 
+  self.events.register('focus', function (path) {
+    self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
+  })
+
   self._components.registry.put({ api: self, name: `fileexplorer/${self.files.type}` })
 
   // warn if file changed outside of Remix
diff --git a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index 90d96be710..af991118be 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = class Filepanel extends ViewPlugin {
       ['createNewFile', 'publishToGist', 'copyFiles', canUpload ? 'uploadFile' : '']
     )
 
-    function createProvider(key) {
+    function createProvider (key) {
       return new FileExplorer(self._components.registry, self._deps.fileProviders[key])
     }
 
@@ -113,38 +113,6 @@ module.exports = class Filepanel extends ViewPlugin {
       fileSystemExplorer.hide()
     })
 
-    fileExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    fileSystemExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    swarmExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    githubExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    gistExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    httpExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    httpsExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
-    ipfsExplorer.events.register('focus', function (path) {
-      self._deps.fileManager.switchFile(path)
-    })
-
     self.render = function render () { return element }
   }
 }