diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi
index daf807b8..15704a1f 100644
--- a/doc/tinc.texi
+++ b/doc/tinc.texi
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ Show amount of traffic in megabytes.
 @item G
 Show amount of traffic in gigabytes.
 
-@item q, ESC
+@item q
 Quit.
 
 @end table
diff --git a/doc/tincctl.8.in b/doc/tincctl.8.in
index 6b550ae8..ef0584e1 100644
--- a/doc/tincctl.8.in
+++ b/doc/tincctl.8.in
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Show amount of traffic in kilobytes.
 Show amount of traffic in megabytes.
 .It Ic G
 Show amount of traffic in gigabytes.
-.It Ic q , ESC
+.It Ic q
 Quit.
 .El
 .Sh BUGS
diff --git a/src/top.c b/src/top.c
index 5a9edb08..f14395e2 100644
--- a/src/top.c
+++ b/src/top.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ void top(int fd) {
 				  scale = 1e-9;
 				  break;
 			case 'q':
-			case 27:
 			case KEY_BREAK:
 				running = false;
 				break;