diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8c0b575..7d9a8a5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -560,9 +560,6 @@ void on_keypress(XKeyEvent *kev) {
 
 	/* common key mappings */
 	switch (ksym) {
-		case XK_Escape:
-			cleanup();
-			exit(2);
 		case XK_q:
 			cleanup();
 			exit(0);