diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/graphicsview.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/graphicsview.cpp
index d1ac25cd60f..24155e7d108 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/graphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/graphicsview.cpp
@@ -168,14 +168,12 @@ QImage GraphicsView::grabView()
 void GraphicsView::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
     emit panningChanged(event->modifiers() == Qt::ShiftModifier);
-    emit magnifierChanged(event->modifiers() == Qt::AltModifier);
     QGraphicsView::keyReleaseEvent(event);
 }
 
 void GraphicsView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
     emit panningChanged(event->modifiers() == Qt::ShiftModifier);
-    emit magnifierChanged(event->modifiers() == Qt::AltModifier);
     QGraphicsView::keyPressEvent(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/magnifier.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/magnifier.cpp
index c975c7a7248..2ef80f3dbda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/magnifier.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/common/magnifier.cpp
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ void Magnifier::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *e)
 
 bool Magnifier::eventFilter(QObject * /*obj*/, QEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyRelease
-        && static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event)->key() == Qt::Key_Alt) {
-        setVisible(false);
-    }
     if (event->type() == QEvent::ApplicationStateChange
         && QGuiApplication::applicationState() != Qt::ApplicationActive) {
         setVisible(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/actionhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/actionhandler.cpp
index 80d728a4339..8a634a8c4ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/actionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/actionhandler.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ActionHandler::ActionHandler(QObject *parent)
         {Utils::Icons::FITTOVIEW_TOOLBAR, tr("Fit to View"), tr("Fit to View (F11)"), "F11", false},
         {Utils::Icons::PAN_TOOLBAR, tr("Panning"), tr("Panning (Shift)"), "Shift", true},
 
-        {Utils::Icons::ZOOM_TOOLBAR, tr("Magnifier"), tr("Magnifier Tool (Alt)"), "Alt", true},
+        {Utils::Icons::ZOOM_TOOLBAR, tr("Magnifier"), tr("Magnifier Tool"), "", true},
         {Utils::Icon(":/scxmleditor/images/navigator.png"), tr("Navigator"), tr("Navigator (Ctrl+E)"), "Ctrl+E", true},
 
         {Utils::Icons::COPY_TOOLBAR, tr("Copy"), tr("Copy (Ctrl + C)"), "Ctrl+C", false},