diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
index e3abda79..bbe7c36f 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaActivity.java
@@ -974,36 +974,6 @@ public class CordovaActivity extends Activity implements CordovaInterface {
         this.runOnUiThread(runnable);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
-    {
-        if (appView != null && (appView.isCustomViewShowing() || appView.getFocusedChild() != null ) &&
-                (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU)) {
-            return appView.onKeyUp(keyCode, event);
-        } else {
-            return super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event);
-    	}
-    }
-    
-    /*
-     * Android 2.x needs to be able to check where the cursor is.  Android 4.x does not
-     * 
-     * (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see android.app.Activity#onKeyDown(int, android.view.KeyEvent)
-     */
-    
-    @Override
-    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
-    {
-        //Determine if the focus is on the current view or not
-        if (appView != null && appView.getFocusedChild() != null && (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK || keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU)) {
-                    return appView.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
-        }
-        else
-            return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
-    }
-    
-    
     /**
      * Called when a message is sent to plugin.
      *
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 6f3240a5..70c60511 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ public interface CordovaWebView {
 
     boolean isCustomViewShowing();
 
-    boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event);
-
-    boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event);
-
     String exec(String service, String action, String callbackId, String message) throws JSONException;
 
     void setNativeToJsBridgeMode(int parseInt);