diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 362e5350312ee3779731c0467eb4f8d6a27704e6..a0e0d2052d13662c0f1003e31b58e3746b462772 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ CVS code -
   do_para_begin(), do_para_end()
 	- Maintain current_y's value when moving up or down lines so
 	  that smooth scrolling works correctly. (DLR)
-  main()
-	- Don't let meta sequences get through to do_char(). (DLR)
 - nano.h:
 	- Add WIDTH_OF_TAB #define, containing the default width of a
 	  tab. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index f1ac32556fe6383bf38349e564e7fd4aed1071c3..a2943cea0a2359ca6d78c376af7010a38e3df49d 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3492,7 +3492,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	kbinput = get_edit_input(&meta_key, TRUE);
 
 	/* Last gasp, stuff that's not in the main lists. */
-	if (kbinput != ERR && !meta_key && !is_cntrl_char(kbinput)) {
+	if (kbinput != ERR && !is_cntrl_char(kbinput)) {
 	    /* Don't stop unhandled printable sequences, so that people
 	     * with odd character sets can type. */
 	    if (ISSET(VIEW_MODE))