diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/java/PdeKeyListener.java b/app/src/processing/mode/java/PdeKeyListener.java
index 4e092191f..e1acd5fad 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/java/PdeKeyListener.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/java/PdeKeyListener.java
@@ -52,16 +52,6 @@ public class PdeKeyListener {
   private Editor editor;
   private JEditTextArea textarea;
 
-//  private boolean externalEditor;
-//  private boolean tabsExpand;
-////  private boolean tabsIndent;
-//  private int tabSize;
-//  private String tabString;
-//  private boolean autoIndent;
-
-//  private int selectionStart, selectionEnd;
-//  private int position;
-
   /** ctrl-alt on windows and linux, cmd-alt on mac os x */
   static final int CTRL_ALT = ActionEvent.ALT_MASK |
     Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
@@ -73,20 +63,9 @@ public class PdeKeyListener {
 
     // let him know that i'm leechin'
     textarea.editorListener = this;
-
-//    applyPreferences();
   }
 
 
-//  public void applyPreferences() {
-//    tabsExpand = Preferences.getBoolean("editor.tabs.expand");
-//    tabSize = Preferences.getInteger("editor.tabs.size");
-//    tabString = spaces(tabSize);
-//    autoIndent = Preferences.getBoolean("editor.indent");
-//    externalEditor = Preferences.getBoolean("editor.external");
-//  }
-
-
   /**
    * Intercepts key pressed events for JEditTextArea.
    * <p/>
@@ -96,20 +75,9 @@ public class PdeKeyListener {
    * @return true if the event has been handled (to remove it from the queue)
    */
   public boolean keyPressed(KeyEvent event) {
-    // don't do things if the textarea isn't editable
-    if (Preferences.getBoolean("editor.external")) return false;
-
-    //deselect();  // this is for paren balancing
     char c = event.getKeyChar();
     int code = event.getKeyCode();
 
-//    if (code == KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT) {
-//      editor.toolbar.setShiftPressed(true);
-//    }
-
-    //System.out.println((int)c + " " + code + " " + event);
-    //System.out.println();
-
     Sketch sketch = editor.getSketch();
 
     if ((event.getModifiers() & CTRL_ALT) == CTRL_ALT) {