diff --git a/edit/codemirror-default.js b/edit/codemirror-default.js
index 816671ab..859a7625 100644
--- a/edit/codemirror-default.js
+++ b/edit/codemirror-default.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
       'Alt-Enter': 'toggleStyle',
       'Alt-PageDown': 'nextEditor',
       'Alt-PageUp': 'prevEditor',
-      // show the hotkey in keymap info popup by adding a dummy command
-      // TODO: implement as a normal command when CodeMirror is fixed
       'Ctrl-Pause': 'toggleEditorFocus',
     }),
     maxHighlightLength: 100e3,
@@ -44,19 +42,6 @@
     cm.blockComment(cm.getCursor('from'), cm.getCursor('to'), {fullLines: false});
   };
 
-  // Ctrl-Pause defocuses/focuses the editor
-  addEventListener('keydown', event => {
-    if (event.code === 'Pause' && event.ctrlKey && !event.shiftKey && !event.altKey && !event.metaKey) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      const cm = window.editors && (editors.lastActive || editors[0]) || ($('.CodeMirror') || {}).CodeMirror;
-      if (cm && cm.hasFocus()) {
-        setTimeout(() => cm.display.input.blur());
-      } else if (cm) {
-        cm.focus();
-      }
-    }
-  }, true);
-
   // 'basic' keymap only has basic keys by design, so we skip it
 
   const extraKeysCommands = {};
diff --git a/edit/codemirror-editing-hooks.js b/edit/codemirror-editing-hooks.js
index dfe0b831..b2fe7ab3 100644
--- a/edit/codemirror-editing-hooks.js
+++ b/edit/codemirror-editing-hooks.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ onDOMscriptReady('/codemirror.js').then(() => {
   const COMMANDS = {
     save,
     toggleStyle,
+    toggleEditorFocus,
     jumpToLine,
     nextEditor, prevEditor,
   };
@@ -198,6 +199,15 @@ onDOMscriptReady('/codemirror.js').then(() => {
     }, {value: cur.line + 1});
   }
 
+  function toggleEditorFocus(cm) {
+    if (!cm) return;
+    if (cm.hasFocus()) {
+      setTimeout(() => cm.display.input.blur());
+    } else {
+      cm.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
   function refocusMinidialog(cm) {
     const section = cm.getSection();
     if (!$('.CodeMirror-dialog', section)) {