diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatCopyActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatCopyActions.ts
index 8899be6939b..a2e7aa52b62 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatCopyActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatCopyActions.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorExtensions';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { Action2, MenuId, registerAction2 } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { IClipboardService } from 'vs/platform/clipboard/common/clipboardService';
-import { KeybindingWeight } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
 import { CHAT_CATEGORY } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatActions';
 import { IChatWidgetService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat';
-import { CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_LIST } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys';
 import { IChatRequestViewModel, IChatResponseViewModel, isRequestVM, isResponseVM } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatViewModel';
 
 export function registerChatCopyActions() {
@@ -60,23 +57,14 @@ export function registerChatCopyActions() {
 				category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 				menu: {
 					id: MenuId.ChatContext
-				},
-				keybinding: {
-					weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
-					primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KeyC,
-					when: CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_LIST
 				}
 			});
 		}
 
 		run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, ...args: any[]) {
-			let item = args[0];
+			const item = args[0];
 			if (!isRequestVM(item) && !isResponseVM(item)) {
-				const widgetService = accessor.get(IChatWidgetService);
-				item = widgetService.lastFocusedWidget?.getFocus();
-				if (!isRequestVM(item) && !isResponseVM(item)) {
-					return;
-				}
+				return;
 			}
 
 			const clipboardService = accessor.get(IClipboardService);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
index 7948c9dd8fc..91c15635f2e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatWidget.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { ChatInputPart } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatInputPart';
 import { ChatAccessibilityProvider, ChatListDelegate, ChatListItemRenderer, IChatListItemRendererOptions, IChatRendererDelegate } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatListRenderer';
 import { ChatEditorOptions } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatOptions';
 import { ChatViewPane } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatViewPane';
-import { CONTEXT_CHAT_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS, CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_LIST, CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_SESSION } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys';
+import { CONTEXT_CHAT_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS, CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_SESSION } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys';
 import { IChatContributionService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContributionService';
 import { IChatModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatModel';
 import { IChatReplyFollowup, IChatService, ISlashCommand } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatService';
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ export class ChatWidget extends Disposable implements IChatWidget {
 	private lastSlashCommands: ISlashCommand[] | undefined;
 	private slashCommandsPromise: Promise<ISlashCommand[] | undefined> | undefined;
 
-	private readonly chatListFocused: IContextKey<boolean>;
-
 	constructor(
 		readonly viewContext: IChatWidgetViewContext,
 		private readonly styles: IChatWidgetStyles,
@@ -134,7 +132,6 @@ export class ChatWidget extends Disposable implements IChatWidget {
 	) {
 		super();
 		CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_SESSION.bindTo(contextKeyService).set(true);
-		this.chatListFocused = CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_LIST.bindTo(contextKeyService);
 		this.requestInProgress = CONTEXT_CHAT_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS.bindTo(contextKeyService);
 
 		this._register((chatWidgetService as ChatWidgetService).register(this));
@@ -354,9 +351,7 @@ export class ChatWidget extends Disposable implements IChatWidget {
 		}));
 		this._register(this.tree.onDidFocus(() => {
 			this._onDidFocus.fire();
-			this.chatListFocused.set(this.tree.isDOMFocused());
 		}));
-		this._register(this.tree.onDidBlur(() => this.chatListFocused.set(false)));
 	}
 
 	private onContextMenu(e: ITreeContextMenuEvent<ChatTreeItem | null>): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys.ts
index 95dd8d6e825..631f0af7d00 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatContextKeys.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ export const CONTEXT_REQUEST = new RawContextKey<boolean>('chatRequest', false,
 export const CONTEXT_CHAT_INPUT_HAS_TEXT = new RawContextKey<boolean>('chatInputHasText', false, { type: 'boolean', description: localize('interactiveInputHasText', "True when the chat input has text.") });
 export const CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_INPUT = new RawContextKey<boolean>('inChatInput', false, { type: 'boolean', description: localize('inInteractiveInput', "True when focus is in the chat input, false otherwise.") });
 export const CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_SESSION = new RawContextKey<boolean>('inChat', false, { type: 'boolean', description: localize('inChat', "True when focus is in the chat widget, false otherwise.") });
-export const CONTEXT_IN_CHAT_LIST = new RawContextKey<boolean>('chatListFocused', false, { type: 'boolean', description: localize('chatListFocused', "True when a row of the chat list is focused, but not when focus is on a different element inside the chat row.") });
 
 export const CONTEXT_PROVIDER_EXISTS = new RawContextKey<boolean>('hasChatProvider', false, { type: 'boolean', description: localize('hasChatProvider', "True when some chat provider has been registered.") });