diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index 51faa58970..3faa179fe3 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -1413,9 +1413,9 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
                     GetId());
                 cmdEvent1.SetEventObject(this);
                 cmdEvent1.SetFlags(flags);
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE || !__WXX11__
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE && !__WXX11__
                 cmdEvent1.SetCharacter(event.GetUnicodeKey());
-#elif !wxUSE_UNICODE || __WXX11__
+#else
                 cmdEvent1.SetCharacter((wxChar) keycode);
 #endif
                 cmdEvent1.SetPosition(m_caretPosition+1);
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
                 cmdEvent.SetFlags(flags);
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE && !__WXX11__
                 cmdEvent.SetCharacter(event.GetUnicodeKey());
-#elif !wxUSE_UNICODE || __WXX11__
+#else
                 cmdEvent.SetCharacter((wxChar) keycode);
 #endif
                 cmdEvent.SetPosition(m_caretPosition+1);
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE && !__WXX11__
                 wxString str = event.GetUnicodeKey();
-#elif !wxUSE_UNICODE || __WXX11__
+#else
                 wxString str = (wxChar) event.GetKeyCode();
 #endif
                 GetFocusObject()->InsertTextWithUndo(& GetBuffer(), newPos+1, str, this, 0);