diff --git a/js/ui/unlockDialog.js b/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
index 2170f12a7..29122ca51 100644
--- a/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/unlockDialog.js
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ var UnlockDialog = GObject.registerClass({
         this._showPrompt();
 
         if (GLib.unichar_isgraph(unichar))
-            this.addCharacter(unichar);
+            this._authPrompt.addCharacter(unichar);
 
         return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
     }
@@ -835,11 +835,6 @@ var UnlockDialog = GObject.registerClass({
             this._authPrompt.cancel();
     }
 
-    addCharacter(unichar) {
-        this._showPrompt();
-        this._authPrompt.addCharacter(unichar);
-    }
-
     finish(onComplete) {
         this._ensureAuthPrompt();
         this._authPrompt.finish(onComplete);