diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 88bb8dd3..ae92dcff 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,11 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "Bsp", KEY_BACKSPACE, do_backspace, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "^D", 0, do_delete, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "Del", 0, do_delete, 0);
+	/* Make ASCII DEL do a delete when requested, otherwise a backspace. */
+	if (ISSET(REBIND_DELETE))
+		add_to_sclist(MMOST, "Del", DEL_CODE, do_delete, 0);
+	else
+		add_to_sclist(MMOST, "Bsp", DEL_CODE, do_backspace, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "^I", 0, do_tab, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "Tab", TAB_CODE, do_tab, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST & ~MFINDINHELP, "^G", 0, do_help_void, 0);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index d81fedb8..9de1247d 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -709,11 +709,6 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
 		case KEY_SDC:
 				return KEY_BACKSPACE;
 #endif
-		case DEL_CODE:
-			if (ISSET(REBIND_DELETE))
-				return the_code_for(do_delete, KEY_DC);
-			else
-				return KEY_BACKSPACE;
 #ifdef KEY_SIC  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_SIC. */
 		case KEY_SIC:
 			return the_code_for(do_insertfile_void, KEY_IC);