diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.test.tsx
index f5b303128b..d2107ff40b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.test.tsx
@@ -956,127 +956,3 @@ describe('Drag and Drop Handling', () => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-describe('Terminal-specific Alt+key combinations', () => {
-  let stdin: MockStdin;
-  const mockSetRawMode = vi.fn();
-
-  const wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
-    <KeypressProvider kittyProtocolEnabled={true}>{children}</KeypressProvider>
-  );
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks();
-    stdin = new MockStdin();
-    (useStdin as Mock).mockReturnValue({
-      stdin,
-      setRawMode: mockSetRawMode,
-    });
-  });
-
-  // Terminals to test
-  const terminals = ['iTerm2', 'Ghostty', 'MacTerminal', 'VSCodeTerminal'];
-
-  // Key mappings: letter -> [keycode, accented character, shouldHaveMeta]
-  // Note: µ (mu) is sent with meta:false on iTerm2/VSCode
-  const keys: Record<string, [number, string, boolean]> = {
-    a: [97, 'å', true],
-    o: [111, 'ø', true],
-    m: [109, 'µ', false],
-  };
-
-  it.each(
-    terminals.flatMap((terminal) =>
-      Object.entries(keys).map(
-        ([key, [keycode, accentedChar, shouldHaveMeta]]) => {
-          if (terminal === 'Ghostty') {
-            // Ghostty uses kitty protocol sequences
-            return {
-              terminal,
-              key,
-              kittySequence: `\x1b[${keycode};3u`,
-              expected: {
-                name: key,
-                ctrl: false,
-                meta: true,
-                shift: false,
-                paste: false,
-                kittyProtocol: true,
-              },
-            };
-          } else if (terminal === 'MacTerminal') {
-            // Mac Terminal sends ESC + letter
-            return {
-              terminal,
-              key,
-              input: {
-                sequence: `\x1b${key}`,
-                name: key,
-                ctrl: false,
-                meta: true,
-                shift: false,
-                paste: false,
-              },
-              expected: {
-                sequence: `\x1b${key}`,
-                name: key,
-                ctrl: false,
-                meta: true,
-                shift: false,
-                paste: false,
-              },
-            };
-          } else {
-            // iTerm2 and VSCode send accented characters (å, ø, µ)
-            // Note: µ comes with meta:false but gets converted to m with meta:true
-            return {
-              terminal,
-              key,
-              input: {
-                name: key,
-                ctrl: false,
-                meta: shouldHaveMeta,
-                shift: false,
-                paste: false,
-                sequence: accentedChar,
-              },
-              expected: {
-                name: key,
-                ctrl: false,
-                meta: true, // Always expect meta:true after conversion
-                shift: false,
-                paste: false,
-                sequence: accentedChar,
-              },
-            };
-          }
-        },
-      ),
-    ),
-  )(
-    'should handle Alt+$key in $terminal',
-    ({
-      kittySequence,
-      input,
-      expected,
-    }: {
-      kittySequence?: string;
-      input?: Partial<Key>;
-      expected: Partial<Key>;
-    }) => {
-      const keyHandler = vi.fn();
-      const { result } = renderHook(() => useKeypressContext(), { wrapper });
-      act(() => result.current.subscribe(keyHandler));
-
-      if (kittySequence) {
-        act(() => stdin.sendKittySequence(kittySequence));
-      } else if (input) {
-        act(() => stdin.pressKey(input));
-      }
-
-      expect(keyHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining(expected),
-      );
-    },
-  );
-});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
index b8b89dceeb..4930f7101d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx
@@ -45,36 +45,6 @@ export const DRAG_COMPLETION_TIMEOUT_MS = 100; // Broadcast full path after 100m
 export const SINGLE_QUOTE = "'";
 export const DOUBLE_QUOTE = '"';
 
-const ALT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
-  '\u00E5': 'a',
-  '\u222B': 'b',
-  '\u00E7': 'c',
-  '\u2202': 'd',
-  '\u00B4': 'e',
-  '\u0192': 'f',
-  '\u00A9': 'g',
-  '\u02D9': 'h',
-  '\u02C6': 'i',
-  '\u2206': 'j',
-  '\u02DA': 'k',
-  '\u00AC': 'l',
-  '\u00B5': 'm',
-  '\u02DC': 'n',
-  '\u00F8': 'o',
-  '\u03C0': 'p',
-  '\u0153': 'q',
-  '\u00AE': 'r',
-  '\u00DF': 's',
-  '\u2020': 't',
-  '\u00A8': 'u',
-  '\u221A': 'v',
-  '\u2211': 'w',
-  '\u2248': 'x',
-  '\u00A5': 'y',
-  '\\': 'y',
-  '\u03A9': 'z',
-};
-
 export interface Key {
   name: string;
   ctrl: boolean;
@@ -357,9 +327,9 @@ export function KeypressProvider({
           };
         }
 
-        // Ctrl+letters and Alt+letters
+        // Ctrl+letters
         if (
-          (ctrl || alt) &&
+          ctrl &&
           keyCode >= 'a'.charCodeAt(0) &&
           keyCode <= 'z'.charCodeAt(0)
         ) {
@@ -367,7 +337,7 @@ export function KeypressProvider({
           return {
             key: {
               name: letter,
-              ctrl,
+              ctrl: true,
               meta: alt,
               shift,
               paste: false,
@@ -465,19 +435,6 @@ export function KeypressProvider({
         return;
       }
 
-      const mappedLetter = ALT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP[key.sequence];
-      if (mappedLetter && !key.meta) {
-        broadcast({
-          name: mappedLetter,
-          ctrl: false,
-          meta: true,
-          shift: false,
-          paste: isPaste,
-          sequence: key.sequence,
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
       if (key.name === 'return' && waitingForEnterAfterBackslash) {
         if (backslashTimeout) {
           clearTimeout(backslashTimeout);