diff --git a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
index ba35ded9d..4c7fdb9e4 100644
--- a/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/picard/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, PreserveGeometry):
 
         self.remove_action = QtWidgets.QAction(icontheme.lookup('list-remove'), _("&Remove"), self)
         self.remove_action.setStatusTip(_("Remove selected files/albums"))
-        self.remove_action.setShortcut(QtGui.QKeySequence.Delete)
         self.remove_action.setEnabled(False)
         self.remove_action.triggered.connect(self.remove)