diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 1cdc19113..c8dafa97b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ Removed
   and thus removed.
 - The `:completion-item-prev` and `:completion-item-next` commands got merged
   into a new `:completion-focus {prev,next}` command and thus removed.
+- The `ui -> hide-mouse-cursor` setting since it was completely broken and
+  nobody seemed to care.
 
 v0.8.3 (unreleased)
 -------------------
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index cdcbff460..a25e3a4bb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ import tokenize
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
 from PyQt5.QtWebKit import QWebSettings
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QPixmap, QIcon, QCursor, QWindow
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QPixmap, QIcon, QWindow
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (pyqtSlot, qInstallMessageHandler, QTimer, QUrl,
-                          QObject, Qt, QEvent, pyqtSignal)
+                          QObject, QEvent, pyqtSignal)
 try:
     import hunter
 except ImportError:
@@ -339,16 +339,17 @@ def _save_version():
 
 def on_focus_changed(_old, new):
     """Register currently focused main window in the object registry."""
-    if not isinstance(new, QWidget) and new is not None:
+    if new is None:
+        return
+
+    if not isinstance(new, QWidget):
         log.misc.debug("on_focus_changed called with non-QWidget {!r}".format(
             new))
         return
 
-    if new is not None:
-        _maybe_hide_mouse_cursor()
-        objreg.register('last-focused-main-window', new.window(), update=True)
-    else:
-        qApp.restoreOverrideCursor()
+    window = new.window()
+    if isinstance(window, mainwindow.MainWindow):
+        objreg.register('last-focused-main-window', window, update=True)
 
 
 def open_desktopservices_url(url):
@@ -359,17 +360,6 @@ def open_desktopservices_url(url):
     tabbed_browser.tabopen(url)
 
 
-@config.change_filter('ui', 'hide-mouse-cursor', function=True)
-def _maybe_hide_mouse_cursor():
-    """Hide the mouse cursor if it isn't yet and it's configured."""
-    if config.get('ui', 'hide-mouse-cursor'):
-        if qApp.overrideCursor() is not None:
-            return
-        qApp.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.BlankCursor))
-    else:
-        qApp.restoreOverrideCursor()
-
-
 def _init_modules(args, crash_handler):
     """Initialize all 'modules' which need to be initialized.
 
@@ -431,8 +421,6 @@ def _init_modules(args, crash_handler):
         os.environ['QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION'] = '1'
     else:
         os.environ.pop('QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION', None)
-    _maybe_hide_mouse_cursor()
-    objreg.get('config').changed.connect(_maybe_hide_mouse_cursor)
     temp_downloads = downloads.TempDownloadManager(qApp)
     objreg.register('temporary-downloads', temp_downloads)
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index a5521e275..412fdc68f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
         ('tabs', 'auto-hide'),
         ('tabs', 'hide-always'),
         ('ui', 'display-statusbar-messages'),
+        ('ui', 'hide-mouse-cursor'),
         ('general', 'wrap-search'),
     ]
     CHANGED_OPTIONS = {
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 6837ed70a..11ebe5415 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -346,10 +346,6 @@ def data(readonly=False):
              "* `{scroll_pos}`: The page scroll position.\n"
              "* `{host}`: The host of the current web page."),
 
-            ('hide-mouse-cursor',
-             SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
-             "Whether to hide the mouse cursor."),
-
             ('modal-js-dialog',
              SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
              "Use standard JavaScript modal dialog for alert() and confirm()"),
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
index 8198ba8cd..b44a5b782 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
         QTimer.singleShot(0, self._connect_resize_keyhint)
         objreg.get('config').changed.connect(self.on_config_changed)
 
-        if config.get('ui', 'hide-mouse-cursor'):
-            self.setCursor(Qt.BlankCursor)
-
         objreg.get("app").new_window.emit(self)
 
     def _init_downloadmanager(self):