diff --git a/js/ui/altTab.js b/js/ui/altTab.js
index 4960b55be..c734deaca 100644
--- a/js/ui/altTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/altTab.js
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ const AppSwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
                                  this._items[this._selectedIndex].cachedWindows.length);
     },
 
-    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, backwards, action) {
+    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, action) {
         if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_GROUP) {
-            this._select(this._selectedIndex, backwards ? this._previousWindow() : this._nextWindow());
+            this._select(this._selectedIndex, this._nextWindow());
         } else if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_GROUP_BACKWARD) {
             this._select(this._selectedIndex, this._previousWindow());
         } else if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_APPLICATIONS) {
-            this._select(backwards ? this._previous() : this._next());
+            this._select(this._next());
         } else if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_APPLICATIONS_BACKWARD) {
             this._select(this._previous());
         } else if (this._thumbnailsFocused) {
diff --git a/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js b/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
index 570c73da3..fc884ae17 100644
--- a/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ const CtrlAltTabPopup = new Lang.Class({
         this._select(this._selectedIndex);
     },
 
-    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, backwards, action) {
+    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, action) {
         if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_PANELS)
-            this._select(backwards ? this._previous() : this._next());
+            this._select(this._next());
         else if (action == Meta.KeyBindingAction.SWITCH_PANELS_BACKWARD)
-            this._select(backwards ? this._next() : this._previous());
+            this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Left)
             this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Right)
diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index 51b90fa91..888995999 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ const InputSourcePopup = new Lang.Class({
         this._select(this._selectedIndex);
     },
 
-    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, backwards, action) {
+    _keyPressHandler: function(keysym, action) {
         if (action == this._action)
-            this._select(backwards ? this._previous() : this._next());
+            this._select(this._next());
         else if (action == this._actionBackward)
-            this._select(backwards ? this._next() : this._previous());
+            this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Left)
             this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Right)
diff --git a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
index 64df5fe54..2d4ec2ab3 100644
--- a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
+++ b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
@@ -184,13 +184,11 @@ const SwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
 
     _keyPressEvent: function(actor, event) {
         let keysym = event.get_key_symbol();
-        let event_state = event.get_state();
-        let backwards = event_state & Clutter.ModifierType.SHIFT_MASK;
-        let action = global.display.get_keybinding_action(event.get_key_code(), event_state);
+        let action = global.display.get_keybinding_action(event.get_key_code(), event.get_state());
 
         this._disableHover();
 
-        if (this._keyPressHandler(keysym, backwards, action) != Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE)
+        if (this._keyPressHandler(keysym, action) != Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE)
             return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
 
         if (keysym == Clutter.Escape)