diff --git a/src/config/user_config.hpp b/src/config/user_config.hpp
index d9b4c13a4..b45a94b2c 100644
--- a/src/config/user_config.hpp
+++ b/src/config/user_config.hpp
@@ -563,10 +563,9 @@ namespace UserConfigParams
             "multitouch interface."));
 
     PARAM_PREFIX IntUserConfigParam         m_screen_keyboard
-            PARAM_DEFAULT( IntUserConfigParam(1, "screen_keyboard_mode",
+            PARAM_DEFAULT( IntUserConfigParam(0, "screen_keyboard_status",
             &m_multitouch_group,
-            "Screen keyboard mode: 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled if no hardware "
-            "keyboard, 2 = always enabled") );
+            "STK screen keyboard status: 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled") );
 
     // ---- GP start order
     PARAM_PREFIX GroupUserConfigParam        m_gp_start_order
diff --git a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
index 707d9e2b9..5e39e2c32 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
@@ -531,13 +531,7 @@ bool ScreenKeyboard::onEscapePressed()
  */
 bool ScreenKeyboard::shouldUseScreenKeyboard()
 {
-    bool always_use_screen_keyboard =
-        UserConfigParams::m_screen_keyboard == 2;
-
-    if (UserConfigParams::m_screen_keyboard == 1)
-        return true;
-
-    return always_use_screen_keyboard;
+    return UserConfigParams::m_screen_keyboard == 1;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------