diff --git a/_internal/src/utils/web-preset.ts b/_internal/src/utils/web-preset.ts
index 7637e450eb..bfa6611626 100644
--- a/_internal/src/utils/web-preset.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/utils/web-preset.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ const initFocus = (callback: () => void) => {
   if (isDocumentDefined) {
     document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', callback)
   }
-  onWindowEvent('focus', callback)
   return () => {
     if (isDocumentDefined) {
       document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', callback)
     }
-    offWindowEvent('focus', callback)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/web-preset.test.ts b/test/unit/web-preset.test.ts
index 8c8435db41..58f1227730 100644
--- a/test/unit/web-preset.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/web-preset.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 
-const FOCUS_EVENT = 'focus'
 const VISIBILITYCHANGE_EVENT = 'visibilitychange'
 
 function createEventTarget() {
@@ -13,8 +12,7 @@ function createEventTarget() {
 
 function runTests(propertyName) {
   let initFocus
-  const eventName =
-    propertyName === 'window' ? FOCUS_EVENT : VISIBILITYCHANGE_EVENT
+  const eventName = VISIBILITYCHANGE_EVENT
 
   describe(`Web Preset ${propertyName}`, () => {
     const globalSpy = {
@@ -88,5 +86,4 @@ function runTests(propertyName) {
   })
 }
 
-runTests('window')
 runTests('document')
diff --git a/test/use-swr-cache.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-cache.test.tsx
index 20466383b7..d63debfb0f 100644
--- a/test/use-swr-cache.test.tsx
+++ b/test/use-swr-cache.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   createKey,
   createResponse,
   nextTick,
-  focusOn,
+  toggleVisibility,
   renderWithConfig,
   renderWithGlobalCache
 } from './utils'
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('useSWR - cache provider', () => {
     await screen.findByText('1')
     await nextTick()
     // try to trigger revalidation, but shouldn't work
-    await focusOn(window)
+    toggleVisibility()
     // revalidateOnFocus won't work
     screen.getByText('1')
     unmount()
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe('useSWR - cache provider', () => {
     expect(unsubscribeReconnectFn).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  it('should work with revalidateOnFocus', async () => {
+  it('should work with revalidateOnFocus 1', async () => {
     const key = createKey()
     let value = 0
     function Page() {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('useSWR - cache provider', () => {
 
     await screen.findByText('0')
     await nextTick()
-    await focusOn(window)
+    toggleVisibility()
     await nextTick()
     screen.getByText('1')
   })
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ describe('useSWR - global cache', () => {
     await screen.findByText('data:mutated value')
   })
 
-  it('should work with revalidateOnFocus', async () => {
+  it('should work with revalidateOnFocus 2', async () => {
     const key = createKey()
     let value = 0
     function Page() {
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ describe('useSWR - global cache', () => {
 
     await screen.findByText('0')
     await nextTick()
-    await focusOn(window)
+    toggleVisibility()
     await nextTick()
     screen.getByText('1')
   })
diff --git a/test/use-swr-focus.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-focus.test.tsx
index f4fd4aba7c..4dcec13abf 100644
--- a/test/use-swr-focus.test.tsx
+++ b/test/use-swr-focus.test.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import useSWR from 'swr'
 import {
   sleep,
   nextTick as waitForNextTick,
-  focusOn,
+  toggleVisibility,
   renderWithConfig,
   createKey
 } from './utils'
 
-const focusWindow = () => focusOn(window)
-
 describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
   it('should revalidate on focus by default', async () => {
     let value = 0
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
-
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 1')
   })
 
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // should not be revalidated
     screen.getByText('data: 0')
   })
@@ -84,20 +81,20 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // data should not change
     screen.getByText('data: 0')
 
     // change revalidateOnFocus to true
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('data: 0'))
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // data should update
     await screen.findByText('data: 1')
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // data should update
     await screen.findByText('data: 2')
 
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
     // change revalidateOnFocus to false
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('data: 2'))
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // data should not change
     screen.getByText('data: 2')
   })
@@ -132,17 +129,17 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // still in throttling interval
     await act(() => sleep(20))
     // should be throttled
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 1')
     // wait for focusThrottleInterval
     await act(() => sleep(100))
 
     // trigger revalidation again
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 2')
   })
 
@@ -169,11 +166,11 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
 
     await waitForNextTick()
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // wait for throttle interval
     await act(() => sleep(100))
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 2')
 
     await waitForNextTick()
@@ -182,17 +179,17 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
     // wait for throttle interval
     await act(() => sleep(100))
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // wait for throttle interval
     await act(() => sleep(100))
     // should be throttled
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 3')
 
     // wait for throttle interval
     await act(() => sleep(150))
     // trigger revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     // wait for throttle intervals
     await act(() => sleep(150))
     await screen.findByText('data: 4')
@@ -214,7 +211,7 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
     screen.getByText('data:')
     await screen.findByText('data: 0')
     await waitForNextTick()
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
     await screen.findByText('data: 1')
   })
 
@@ -233,7 +230,7 @@ describe('useSWR - focus', () => {
     renderWithConfig(<Page />)
     await waitForNextTick()
 
-    fireEvent.focus(window)
+    toggleVisibility()
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('change key'))
 
     await waitForNextTick()
diff --git a/test/use-swr-immutable.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-immutable.test.tsx
index 092d5b7dd2..8fe87af790 100644
--- a/test/use-swr-immutable.test.tsx
+++ b/test/use-swr-immutable.test.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import {
   sleep,
   createKey,
   nextTick as waitForNextTick,
-  focusOn,
+  toggleVisibility,
   renderWithConfig
 } from './utils'
 
-const focusWindow = () => focusOn(window)
-
 describe('useSWR - immutable', () => {
   it('should revalidate on mount', async () => {
     let value = 0
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ describe('useSWR - immutable', () => {
 
     // trigger window focus
     await waitForNextTick()
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
 
     // wait for rerender
     await act(() => sleep(50))
diff --git a/test/use-swr-integration.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-integration.test.tsx
index af651cc307..d2a0d8e842 100644
--- a/test/use-swr-integration.test.tsx
+++ b/test/use-swr-integration.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
   nextTick as waitForNextTick,
   renderWithConfig,
   createKey,
-  renderWithGlobalCache
+  renderWithGlobalCache,
+  toggleVisibility
 } from './utils'
 
 describe('useSWR', () => {
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ describe('useSWR', () => {
     await screen.findByText('hello, Initial')
 
     await waitForNextTick()
-    fireEvent.focus(window)
+    toggleVisibility()
 
     await screen.findByText(`hello, ${initialKey}`)
 
diff --git a/test/use-swr-offline.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-offline.test.tsx
index 3733bac069..889a5c5479 100644
--- a/test/use-swr-offline.test.tsx
+++ b/test/use-swr-offline.test.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
-import { act, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react'
 import useSWR from 'swr'
 import {
   nextTick as waitForNextTick,
-  focusOn,
+  toggleVisibility,
   createKey,
-  renderWithConfig
+  renderWithConfig,
+  dispatchWindowEvent
 } from './utils'
 
-const focusWindow = () => focusOn(window)
-const dispatchWindowEvent = event =>
-  act(async () => {
-    window.dispatchEvent(new Event(event))
-  })
-
 describe('useSWR - offline', () => {
   it('should not revalidate when offline', async () => {
     let value = 0
@@ -36,7 +31,7 @@ describe('useSWR - offline', () => {
     await dispatchWindowEvent('offline')
 
     // trigger focus revalidation
-    await focusWindow()
+    toggleVisibility()
 
     // should not be revalidated
     screen.getByText('data: 0')
diff --git a/test/utils.tsx b/test/utils.tsx
index 5391b6cae7..f2e3a71a22 100644
--- a/test/utils.tsx
+++ b/test/utils.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { act, fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { act, render } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { SWRConfig } from 'swr'
 
 export function sleep(time: number) {
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ export const createResponse = <T,>(
 
 export const nextTick = () => act(() => sleep(1))
 
-export const focusOn = (element: any) =>
-  act(async () => {
-    fireEvent.focus(element)
+export const toggleVisibility = (_?: any) =>
+  act(() => {
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+  })
+
+export const dispatchWindowEvent = (event: string) =>
+  act(() => {
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event(event))
   })
 
 export const createKey = () => 'swr-key-' + ~~(Math.random() * 1e7)