diff --git a/src/os2/menu.cpp b/src/os2/menu.cpp
index 3ab6173a4b..24f4846a87 100644
--- a/src/os2/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/menu.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ bool wxMenu::DoInsertOrAppend(
         //
         // Menu is just a normal string (passed in data parameter)
         //
-        wxSetShortCutKey((wxChar*)pItem->GetText().c_str());
         vItem.afStyle |= MIS_TEXT;
         pData = (char*)pItem->GetText().c_str();
     }
@@ -913,8 +912,6 @@ bool wxMenuBar::Append(
 
     wxCHECK_MSG(hSubmenu, FALSE, wxT("can't append invalid menu to menubar"));
 
-    wxSetShortCutKey((wxChar*)rTitle.c_str());
-
     wxString Title = TextToLabel(rTitle);
     if (!wxMenuBarBase::Append(pMenu, Title))
         return FALSE;
@@ -1074,23 +1071,4 @@ wxMenuItem* wxMenuBar::FindItem(
     return pItem;
 } // end of wxMenuBar::FindItem
 
-//
-// wxWindows' default shortcut identifier is WIN32's "&" but
-// OS2's is "~" so we have to change this and must watch for the
-// sequence, "&&" converting only the first one
-//
-void wxSetShortCutKey(
-  wxChar*                           zText
-)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; zText[i] != '\0'; i++)
-    {
-        if (zText[i] == '&')
-        {
-            zText[i] = '~';
-            if (zText[i+1] == '&')
-                i++;
-        }
-    }
-}