diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index fc5e453a7d..2a3f80a0d7 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ All (GUI):
 - Add wxHtmlWindow::SetDefaultHTMLCursor() (Jeff A. Marr).
 - Add default ctor and Create() to wxContextHelpButton (Hanmac).
 
-wxGTK:
-
-- Don't intercept accelerators in wxTextValidator.
-
 wxMSW:
 
 - Make wxFILTER_INCLUDE_LIST in wxTextValidator actually usable.
diff --git a/src/common/valtext.cpp b/src/common/valtext.cpp
index 717902d269..70bf904009 100644
--- a/src/common/valtext.cpp
+++ b/src/common/valtext.cpp
@@ -308,11 +308,6 @@ void wxTextValidator::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
     if (!m_validatorWindow)
         return;
 
-    // Don't process the accelerators, i.e. any keys with any modifiers except
-    // for Shift.
-    if ( event.GetModifiers() & ~wxMOD_SHIFT )
-        return;
-
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     // We only filter normal, printable characters.
     int keyCode = event.GetUnicodeKey();