diff --git a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
index 728108a0e..7ee64480b 100644
--- a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
@@ -476,11 +476,7 @@ bool LayoutField::privateHandleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
       setEditing(true);
     }
     if (event.hasText()) {
-      if(event.text() == "%" && Ion::Events::isLockActive() ){
-        m_contentView.cursor()->performBackspace();
-      } else {
-        handleEventWithText(event.text());
-      }
+      handleEventWithText(event.text());
     } else if (event == Ion::Events::Paste) {
       handleEventWithText(Clipboard::sharedClipboard()->storedText(), false, true);
     } else {
diff --git a/escher/src/text_area.cpp b/escher/src/text_area.cpp
index 837e341b7..ba729f7e0 100644
--- a/escher/src/text_area.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/text_area.cpp
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ bool TextArea::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
   } else if (event == Ion::Events::Percent) {
     return removePreviousGlyph();
   } else if (event.hasText()) {
-    if(event.text() == "%" && Ion::Events::isLockActive()){
-      return removePreviousGlyph();
-    } else {
-      return handleEventWithText(event.text());
-    }
+    return handleEventWithText(event.text());
   } else {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/escher/src/text_field.cpp b/escher/src/text_field.cpp
index b9043448d..ef3efdbaa 100644
--- a/escher/src/text_field.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/text_field.cpp
@@ -414,11 +414,6 @@ CodePoint TextField::XNTCodePoint(CodePoint defaultXNTCodePoint) {
 }
 
 bool TextField::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
-  if(event.hasText()){
-    if(event.text() == "%" && Ion::Events::isLockActive() ){
-      return removePreviousGlyph();
-    }
-  }
   assert(m_delegate != nullptr);
   size_t previousTextLength = strlen(text());
   bool didHandleEvent = false;