diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index 2ebb11b2..55e145d7 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props)
 
-    this.hotkey = props.config.hotkey
+    this.escapeFromEditor = ['Control', 'w']
 
     this.state = {
       status: 'PREVIEW',
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
     })
     this.setState({ keyPressed })
     let isNoteHandlerKey = (el) => { return this.state.keyPressed[el] }
-    if (this.state.status === 'CODE' && this.hotkey.noteHandlerKey.escapeFromEditor.every(isNoteHandlerKey)) {
+    if (this.state.status === 'CODE' && this.escapeFromEditor.every(isNoteHandlerKey)) {
       document.activeElement.blur()
     }
   }
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
index c6a587a1..e398ecc9 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   hotkey: {
     toggleFinder: OSX ? 'Cmd + Alt + S' : 'Super + Alt + S',
     toggleMain: OSX ? 'Cmd + Alt + L' : 'Super + Alt + E',
-    noteHandlerKey: {
-      escapeFromEditor: ['Control', 'w']
-    }
   },
   ui: {
     theme: 'default',