diff --git a/content/muttator.js b/content/muttator.js
index b9db5ce0..74794f65 100644
--- a/content/muttator.js
+++ b/content/muttator.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ liberator.config = { //{{{
     defaults: { guioptions: "f" },
     guioptions: { m: ["mail-toolbar-menubar2"], T: ["mail-bar2"], f: ["folderPaneBox", "folderpane_splitter"], F: ["folderPaneHeader"] },
 
+    get isComposeWindow() { return window.wintype == "msgcompose"; },
     get browserModes() { return [liberator.modes.MESSAGE]; },
     get mainWidget() { // focusContent() focuses this widget
         return this.isComposeWindow ?
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ liberator.config = { //{{{
     },
     get mainWindowID() { return this.isComposeWindow ? "msgcomposeWindow" : "messengerWindow"; },
     get visualbellWindow() { return document.getElementById(this.mainWindowID); },
-    isComposeWindow: false,
 
     autocommands: [["FolderLoaded",  "Triggered after switching folders in Thunderbird"],
                    ["PageLoadPre",   "Triggered after a page load is initiated"],
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ liberator.config = { //{{{
     {
         // don't wait too long when selecting new messages
         // GetThreadTree()._selectDelay = 300; // TODO: make configurable
-        this.isComposeWindow = window.wintype == "msgcompose";
 
         // 0: never automatically edit externally
         // 1: automatically edit externally when message window is shown the first time
diff --git a/content/muttatorcompose.xul b/content/muttatorcompose.xul
index 9519f95e..64c84121 100644
--- a/content/muttatorcompose.xul
+++ b/content/muttatorcompose.xul
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
 
         <keyset id="mainKeyset">
             <key id="key_open_vimbar" key=":" oncommand="liberator.commandline.open(':', '', liberator.modes.EX);" modifiers=""/>
-            <key id="key_send" key="y" oncommand="alert('y');" modifiers=""/>
             <key id="key_stop" keycode="VK_ESCAPE" oncommand="liberator.events.onEscape();"/>
             <!-- other keys are handled inside the event loop in events.js -->
         </keyset>