diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index 35b44dde..1dfe3754 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -390,11 +390,10 @@ static inline const uint32_t mapScancode(SDL_Scancode scancode)
 
 int eventThread(void * arg)
 {
-  bool serverMode  = false;
-  int  mouseX      = 0;
-  int  mouseY      = 0;
-  int  repeatCount = 0;
-  bool init        = false;
+  bool serverMode = false;
+  int  mouseX     = 0;
+  int  mouseY     = 0;
+  bool init       = false;
 
   // ensure mouse acceleration is identical in server mode
   SDL_SetHintWithPriority(SDL_HINT_MOUSE_RELATIVE_MODE_WARP, "1", SDL_HINT_OVERRIDE);
@@ -435,11 +434,6 @@ int eventThread(void * arg)
         case SDL_KEYDOWN:
         {
           SDL_Scancode sc = event.key.keysym.scancode;
-          if (event.key.repeat)
-            ++repeatCount;
-          else
-            repeatCount = 0;
-
           if (sc == SDL_SCANCODE_SCROLLLOCK)
           {
             if (event.key.repeat)
@@ -475,10 +469,6 @@ int eventThread(void * arg)
             break;
           }
 
-          if (repeatCount != 0 && repeatCount != 100)
-            break;
-
-          repeatCount = 0;
           uint32_t scancode = mapScancode(sc);
           if (scancode == 0)
             break;