diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index b4f55f77cf..ec50f3a0f2 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -439,11 +439,6 @@ BMenuField::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 void
 BMenuField::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
 {
-	if (numBytes != 1) {
-		BView::KeyDown(bytes, numBytes);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	switch (bytes[0]) {
 		case B_SPACE:
 		case B_RIGHT_ARROW: