JavaFX 2.0 :: TreeView Select Item 0 When Losing Focus

I have a case where I have a TreeView and I use it to select items from the tree. After I select each item I then clear the TreeView selection. Then, when I select outside of the window, the setFocused is called which in turn selects item 0 from the tree. I see in the TreeView.java the code,
 
    private InvalidationListener focusedListener = observable -> {
        // RT-25679 - we select the first item in the control if there is no
        // current selection or focus on any other cell
        MultipleSelectionModel<TreeItem<T>> sm = getSelectionModel();
        FocusModel<TreeItem<T>> fm = getFocusModel();
 
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Is there anyway to suppress this behavior?