diff --git a/include/key-state.h b/include/key-state.h
index e5f72919..1e7e5410 100644
--- a/include/key-state.h
+++ b/include/key-state.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 void key_state_set_pressed(uint32_t keycode, bool ispressed);
 void key_state_store_pressed_keys_as_bound(void);
 bool key_state_corresponding_press_event_was_bound(uint32_t keycode);
-
-/* returns numbers of keys still pressed in a consumed key combination */
-int key_state_bound_key_remove(uint32_t keycode);
+void key_state_bound_key_remove(uint32_t keycode);
 
 #endif /* __LABWC_KEY_STATE_H */
diff --git a/src/key-state.c b/src/key-state.c
index d2be5467..bc4844f6 100644
--- a/src/key-state.c
+++ b/src/key-state.c
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ key_state_corresponding_press_event_was_bound(uint32_t keycode)
 	return false;
 }
 
-int
+void
 key_state_bound_key_remove(uint32_t keycode)
 {
 	remove_key(&bound, keycode);
-	return bound.nr_keys;
 }
diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index 2f0dd66d..1b033a41 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -67,14 +67,12 @@ static bool
 handle_keybinding(struct server *server, uint32_t modifiers, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 {
 	struct keybind *keybind;
-	struct wlr_keyboard *kb = &server->seat.keyboard_group->keyboard;
 	wl_list_for_each_reverse (keybind, &rc.keybinds, link) {
 		if (modifiers ^ keybind->modifiers) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < keybind->keysyms_len; i++) {
 			if (xkb_keysym_to_lower(sym) == keybind->keysyms[i]) {
-				wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(kb, 0, 0);
 				actions_run(NULL, server, &keybind->actions, 0);
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -120,11 +118,7 @@ handle_compositor_keybindings(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	 */
 	if (key_state_corresponding_press_event_was_bound(keycode)
 			&& event->state == WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_RELEASED) {
-		int nr_bound_keys = key_state_bound_key_remove(keycode);
-		if (!nr_bound_keys) {
-			wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(keyboard,
-				rc.repeat_rate, rc.repeat_delay);
-		}
+		key_state_bound_key_remove(keycode);
 		return true;
 	}