diff --git a/modules/ui/init.js b/modules/ui/init.js
index e38e34c13..acd36448f 100644
--- a/modules/ui/init.js
+++ b/modules/ui/init.js
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ export function uiInit(context) {
 
         var panPixels = 80;
         context.keybinding()
-            .on('⌫', function(d3_event) { d3_event.preventDefault(); })
             .on([t('sidebar.key'), '`', '²', '@'], ui.sidebar.toggle)   // #5663, #6864 - common QWERTY, AZERTY
             .on('←', pan([panPixels, 0]))
             .on('↑', pan([0, panPixels]))