diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/keyboard.js b/core/modules/widgets/keyboard.js
index 004dddbd6..df32cc5b8 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/keyboard.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/keyboard.js
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ KeyboardWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	// Add a keyboard event handler
 	domNode.addEventListener("keydown",function (event) {
 		if($tw.utils.checkKeyDescriptor(event,self.keyInfo)) {
-			var handled = false;
-			if(self.invokeActions(this,event)) {
-				handled = true;
-			}
+			self.invokeActions(this,event);
 			self.dispatchMessage(event);
 			event.preventDefault();
 			event.stopPropagation();