diff --git a/js/ui/keyboard.js b/js/ui/keyboard.js
index 3805fb0b7..cfce86142 100644
--- a/js/ui/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/keyboard.js
@@ -90,25 +90,6 @@ const Key = new Lang.Class({
                 key.release();
                 return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
             }));
-        button.connect('touch-event', Lang.bind(this,
-            function (actor, event) {
-                let device = event.get_device();
-                let sequence = event.get_event_sequence();
-
-                if (!this._touchPressed &&
-                    event.type() == Clutter.EventType.TOUCH_BEGIN) {
-                    device.sequence_grab(sequence, actor);
-                    this._touchPressed = true;
-                    key.press();
-                } else if (this._touchPressed &&
-                           event.type() == Clutter.EventType.TOUCH_END &&
-                           device.sequence_get_grabbed_actor(sequence) == actor) {
-                    device.sequence_ungrab(sequence);
-                    this._touchPressed = false;
-                    key.release();
-                }
-                return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
-            }));
 
         return button;
     },