diff --git a/eek/eek-keyboard.c b/eek/eek-keyboard.c
index 7d09a369..8423fa78 100644
--- a/eek/eek-keyboard.c
+++ b/eek/eek-keyboard.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void eek_keyboard_press_key(LevelKeyboard *keyboard, EekKey *key, guint32 timest
 
     guint keycode = eek_key_get_keycode (key);
 
-    emit_key_activated(keyboard->manager, keyboard, keycode, 0, TRUE, timestamp);
+    emit_key_activated(keyboard->manager, keyboard, keycode, TRUE, timestamp);
 }
 
 void eek_keyboard_release_key(LevelKeyboard *keyboard,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void eek_keyboard_release_key(LevelKeyboard *keyboard,
 
     guint keycode = eek_key_get_keycode (key);
 
-    emit_key_activated(keyboard->manager, keyboard, keycode, 0, FALSE, timestamp);
+    emit_key_activated(keyboard->manager, keyboard, keycode, FALSE, timestamp);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/eekboard/key-emitter.c b/eekboard/key-emitter.c
index 05652b0b..0fe1b2b6 100644
--- a/eekboard/key-emitter.c
+++ b/eekboard/key-emitter.c
@@ -87,27 +87,21 @@ static void
 send_fake_key (SeatEmitter *emitter,
                LevelKeyboard *keyboard,
                guint    keycode,
-               guint    keyboard_modifiers,
                gboolean pressed,
                uint32_t timestamp)
 {
-    uint32_t proto_modifiers = 0;
     guint level = keyboard->level;
     uint32_t group = (level / 2);
 
-    if (keyboard_modifiers & EEK_SHIFT_MASK)
-        proto_modifiers |= 1<<MOD_IDX_SHIFT;
-
-    zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1_modifiers(emitter->virtual_keyboard, proto_modifiers, 0, 0, group);
+    zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1_modifiers(emitter->virtual_keyboard, 0, 0, 0, group);
     send_virtual_keyboard_key (emitter->virtual_keyboard, keycode - 8, (unsigned)pressed, timestamp);
-    zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1_modifiers(emitter->virtual_keyboard, proto_modifiers, 0, 0, group);
+    zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1_modifiers(emitter->virtual_keyboard, 0, 0, 0, group);
 }
 
 void
 emit_key_activated (EekboardContextService *manager,
                     LevelKeyboard     *keyboard,
                     guint            keycode,
-                    EekModifierType  modifiers,
                     gboolean pressed,
                     uint32_t timestamp)
 {
@@ -142,5 +136,5 @@ emit_key_activated (EekboardContextService *manager,
     emitter.virtual_keyboard = manager->virtual_keyboard;
     emitter.keymap = keyboard->keymap;
     update_modifier_info (&emitter);
-    send_fake_key (&emitter, keyboard, keycode, modifiers, pressed, timestamp);
+    send_fake_key (&emitter, keyboard, keycode, pressed, timestamp);
 }
diff --git a/eekboard/key-emitter.h b/eekboard/key-emitter.h
index 20e05c20..337e925c 100644
--- a/eekboard/key-emitter.h
+++ b/eekboard/key-emitter.h
@@ -41,6 +41,5 @@ enum mod_indices {
 void
 emit_key_activated (EekboardContextService *manager, LevelKeyboard *keyboard,
                     guint            keycode,
-                    guint            modifiers,
                     gboolean pressed, uint32_t timestamp);
 #endif // KEYEMITTER_H