diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchKeyboardManager.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchKeyboardManager.cpp
index 6235f71f00..fdb331853a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchKeyboardManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchKeyboardManager.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void DrawSketchKeyboardManager::detectKeyboardEventHandlingMode(QKeyEvent* keyEv
     QRegularExpression rx(QStringLiteral("^[0-9]$"));
     auto match = rx.match(keyEvent->text());
     if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Enter || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Return
-        || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Tab || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Backtab
         || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Minus || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Period
         || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Comma
         || match.hasMatch()