diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 0b0ad5edd..da95763ed 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -692,8 +692,12 @@ fn cursor_position(&self, area: Rect, editor: &Editor) -> Option<Position> {
 }
 
 fn canonicalize_key(key: &mut KeyEvent) -> KeyEvent {
-    if let KeyEvent { code: KeyCode::Char(_), modifiers: KeyModifiers::SHIFT } = key {
-            key.modifiers = KeyModifiers::NONE;
+    if let KeyEvent {
+        code: KeyCode::Char(_),
+        modifiers: _,
+    } = key
+    {
+        key.modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT)
     }
     *key
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}