diff --git a/common/tool/tool_dispatcher.cpp b/common/tool/tool_dispatcher.cpp
index 2d0906b88a..07c33c8b60 100644
--- a/common/tool/tool_dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/common/tool/tool_dispatcher.cpp
@@ -323,20 +323,9 @@ void TOOL_DISPATCHER::DispatchWxEvent( wxEvent& aEvent )
 
     if( evt )
         m_toolMgr->ProcessEvent( *evt );
-
-    // pass the event to the GUI, it might still be interested in it
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-    // On OS X, key events are always meant to be caught.  An uncaught key event is assumed
-    // to be a user input error by OS X (as they are pressing keys in a context where nothing
-    // is there to catch the event).  This annoyingly makes OS X beep and/or flash the screen
-    // in pcbnew and the footprint editor any time a hotkey is used.  The correct procedure is
-    // to NOT pass key events to the GUI under OS X.
-
-    if( type != wxEVT_CHAR )
+    else
+        // pass the event to the GUI, it might still be interested in it
         aEvent.Skip();
-#else
-    aEvent.Skip();
-#endif
 
     updateUI();
 }