diff --git a/js/ui/keyboard.js b/js/ui/keyboard.js
index b51eeb413..44426b225 100644
--- a/js/ui/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/keyboard.js
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ var LanguageSelectionPopup = class extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
 
 var Key = GObject.registerClass({
     Signals: {
-        'activated': {},
         'long-press': {},
         'pressed': {},
         'released': {},
@@ -356,8 +355,6 @@ var Key = GObject.registerClass({
     }
 
     _press(button) {
-        this.emit('activated');
-
         if (button === this.keyButton) {
             this._pressTimeoutId = GLib.timeout_add(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
                 KEY_LONG_PRESS_TIME,
@@ -907,7 +904,7 @@ var EmojiPager = GObject.registerClass({
 
             key.keyButton.set_button_mask(0);
 
-            key.connect('activated', () => {
+            key.connect('pressed', () => {
                 this._currentKey = key;
             });
             key.connect('long-press', () => {