diff --git a/adminer/include/editing.inc.php b/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
index 49b80d17..78c0d4d3 100644
--- a/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/include/editing.inc.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function referencable_primary($self) {
 */
 function textarea($name, $value, $rows = 10, $cols = 80) {
 	global $jush;
-	echo "<textarea name='$name' rows='$rows' cols='$cols' class='sqlarea jush-$jush' spellcheck='false' wrap='off' onkeydown='return textareaKeydown(this, event);'>"; // spellcheck, wrap - not valid before HTML5
+	echo "<textarea name='$name' rows='$rows' cols='$cols' class='sqlarea jush-$jush' spellcheck='false' wrap='off'>";
 	if (is_array($value)) {
 		foreach ($value as $val) { // not implode() to save memory
 			echo h($val[0]) . "\n\n\n"; // $val == array($query, $time)
diff --git a/adminer/static/editing.js b/adminer/static/editing.js
index aa3cbf66..89f75cb2 100644
--- a/adminer/static/editing.js
+++ b/adminer/static/editing.js
@@ -122,43 +122,6 @@ function dbChange(el) {
 
 
 
-/** Handle Tab and Esc in textarea
-* @param HTMLTextAreaElement
-* @param KeyboardEvent
-* @return boolean
-*/
-function textareaKeydown(target, event) {
-	if (!event.shiftKey && !event.altKey && !isCtrl(event)) {
-		if (event.keyCode == 9) { // 9 - Tab
-			// inspired by http://pallieter.org/Projects/insertTab/
-			if (target.setSelectionRange) {
-				var start = target.selectionStart;
-				var scrolled = target.scrollTop;
-				target.value = target.value.substr(0, start) + '\t' + target.value.substr(target.selectionEnd);
-				target.setSelectionRange(start + 1, start + 1);
-				target.scrollTop = scrolled;
-				return false; //! still loses focus in Opera, can be solved by handling onblur
-			} else if (target.createTextRange) {
-				document.selection.createRange().text = '\t';
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		if (event.keyCode == 27) { // 27 - Esc
-			var els = target.form.elements;
-			for (var i=1; i < els.length; i++) {
-				if (els[i-1] == target) {
-					els[i].focus();
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-
-
 /** Check whether the query will be executed with index
 * @param HTMLFormElement
 */