diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
index a8aa448f0..7cf059ae6 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/TextField.qml
@@ -298,11 +298,6 @@ Item {
                 textInput.closeSoftwareInputPanel()
             }
         }
-
-        // Proxying keys events  is not required by the
-        //     common API but is desired in the plasma API.
-        Keys.onPressed: textField.Keys.pressed(event);
-        Keys.onReleased: textField.Keys.released(event);
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.SvgItem {
@@ -331,4 +326,4 @@ Item {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}