diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba913a3fe6..0278fa3c4a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2009-02-18  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	Bug 543710 – Dead keys do not work anymore with DirectFB
+
+	* gdk/directfb/gdkkeys-directfb.c (gdk_directfb_translate_key):
+	applied patch from Josselin Mouette that removes special handling
+	of dead keys as that is done by DirectFB for a long time already.
+
 2009-02-18  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: depend on DirectFB >= 1.0.0. There's no point in
diff --git a/gdk/directfb/gdkkeys-directfb.c b/gdk/directfb/gdkkeys-directfb.c
index 34cb4c4a6e..c144c83ab4 100644
--- a/gdk/directfb/gdkkeys-directfb.c
+++ b/gdk/directfb/gdkkeys-directfb.c
@@ -1629,28 +1629,7 @@ gdk_directfb_translate_key (DFBInputDeviceKeyIdentifier key_id,
 				break;
 
 			case DIKT_DEAD:
-				switch (key_symbol)
-				{
-					case DIKS_DEAD_ABOVEDOT:     keyval = GDK_dead_abovedot;     break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_ABOVERING:    keyval = GDK_dead_abovering;    break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_ACUTE:        keyval = GDK_dead_acute;        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_BREVE:        keyval = GDK_dead_breve;        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_CARON:        keyval = GDK_dead_caron;        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_CEDILLA:      keyval = GDK_dead_cedilla;      break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_CIRCUMFLEX:   keyval = GDK_dead_circumflex;   break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_DIAERESIS:    keyval = GDK_dead_diaeresis;    break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_DOUBLEACUTE:  keyval = GDK_dead_doubleacute;  break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_GRAVE:        keyval = GDK_dead_grave;        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_IOTA:         keyval = GDK_dead_iota;         break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_MACRON:       keyval = GDK_dead_macron;       break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_OGONEK:       keyval = GDK_dead_ogonek;       break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_SEMIVOICED_SOUND:
-								     keyval = GDK_dead_semivoiced_sound;                        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_TILDE:        keyval = GDK_dead_tilde;        break;
-					case DIKS_DEAD_VOICED_SOUND: keyval = GDK_dead_voiced_sound; break;
-					default:
-								     break;
-				}
+				/* dead keys are handled directly by directfb */
 				break;
 
 			case DIKT_CUSTOM: