diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 06d6e6401e0..70d41ff3a78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -2061,19 +2061,12 @@ bool BaseTextEditorWidget::event(QEvent *e)
 #else
     d->m_contentsChanged = false;
 #endif
-    switch (e->type()) {
-    case QEvent::ShortcutOverride:
-        if (static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e)->key() == Qt::Key_Escape && d->m_snippetOverlay->isVisible()) {
-            e->accept();
-            return true;
-        }
-        e->ignore(); // we are a really nice citizen
+    if (e->type() == QEvent::ShortcutOverride
+            && static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e)->key() == Qt::Key_Escape
+            && d->m_snippetOverlay->isVisible()) {
+        e->accept();
         return true;
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
     }
-
     return QPlainTextEdit::event(e);
 }