diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
index 03063f9b2..617c91efe 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class BaseKeyParser(QObject):
         else:
             is_control_char = False
 
-        if ((not txt) or is_control_char):
+        if (not txt) or is_control_char:
             self._debug_log("Ignoring, no text char")
             return False