diff --git a/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.cpp b/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.cpp
index 83b189fc..1432f080 100644
--- a/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.cpp
@@ -546,13 +546,4 @@ void QskVirtualKeyboard::setMode( QskVirtualKeyboard::Mode mode )
     Q_EMIT modeChanged( m_data->mode );
 }
 
-bool QskVirtualKeyboard::event( QEvent* event )
-{
-    /*
-        Handling Qt::Key_Return/Qt::KeyEscape here
-        and forward everything else to the input item TODO ...
-     */
-    return Inherited::event( event );
-}
-
 #include "moc_QskVirtualKeyboard.cpp"
diff --git a/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.h b/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.h
index d51ee192..8d3c57c5 100644
--- a/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.h
+++ b/src/inputpanel/QskVirtualKeyboard.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void keySelected( int keyCode );
 
 protected:
-    virtual bool event( QEvent* ) override;
     virtual void updateLayout() override;
 
 private Q_SLOTS: