diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
index d5c64c06..ea3536b4 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ namespace KaleidoscopePlugins {
     key.flags = EEPROM.read (keymapBase + pos);
     key.keyCode = EEPROM.read (keymapBase + pos + 1);
 
-    if (key.raw == 0xffff)
-      return Key_NoKey;
-
     return key;
   }