diff --git a/pentadactyl/content/config.js b/pentadactyl/content/config.js
index e07b6f98..dfb98540 100644
--- a/pentadactyl/content/config.js
+++ b/pentadactyl/content/config.js
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ var Config = Module("config", ConfigBase, {
     modes: function (dactyl, modules, window) {
         const { config, modes } = modules;
         config.ignoreKeys = {
-            "<Return>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
-            "<Space>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
             "<Up>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT,
             "<Down>": modes.NORMAL | modes.INSERT
         };