diff --git a/src/bin/config.c b/src/bin/config.c
index 82d858e0..14982e97 100644
--- a/src/bin/config.c
+++ b/src/bin/config.c
@@ -372,24 +372,6 @@ _add_key(Config *config, const char *name, int ctrl, int alt, int shift,
 
 #undef ADD_KB
 
-static void
-_remove_duplicate_keys(Config *config)
-{
-   Eina_Hash * keys = eina_hash_string_superfast_new(NULL);
-   Eina_List *l, *l_next;
-   Config_Keys *kb;
-
-   EINA_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(config->keys, l, l_next, kb) {
-        if (eina_hash_add(keys, kb->cb, NULL) != EINA_TRUE) {
-             config->keys = eina_list_remove_list(config->keys, l);
-             eina_stringshare_del(kb->keyname);
-             eina_stringshare_del(kb->cb);
-             free(kb);
-        }
-   }
-   eina_hash_free(keys);
-}
-
 void
 config_default_font_set(Config *config, Evas *evas)
 {
@@ -590,7 +572,7 @@ config_load(const char *key)
                   _add_key(config, "t", 1, 1, 0, 0, "tab_title");
                   /*pass through*/
                 case 9:
-                  _remove_duplicate_keys(config);
+                  /* actually do nothing */
                   /*pass through*/
                 case CONF_VER: /* 10 */
                   config->version = CONF_VER;
diff --git a/src/bin/keyin.c b/src/bin/keyin.c
index 817e2035..deabe81d 100644
--- a/src/bin/keyin.c
+++ b/src/bin/keyin.c
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ _key_binding_free(void *data)
    free(kb);
 }
 
+/* Returns -2 for duplicate key, 0 on success, -1 otherwise */
 int
 keyin_add_config(Config_Keys *key)
 {
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ keyin_add_config(Config_Keys *key)
           {
              _key_binding_free(kb);
              ERR("duplicate key '%s'", key->keyname);
-             return -1;
+             return -2;
           }
         return 0;
      }
@@ -783,11 +784,11 @@ keyin_remove_config(Config_Keys *key)
    return 0;
 }
 
-int 
+int
 key_bindings_load(Config *config)
 {
    Config_Keys *key;
-   Eina_List *l;
+   Eina_List *l, *l_next;
 
    if (!_key_bindings)
      {
@@ -812,17 +813,22 @@ key_bindings_load(Config *config)
         eina_hash_free_buckets(_key_bindings);
      }
 
-   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(config->keys, l, key)
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(config->keys, l, l_next, key)
      {
         int res = keyin_add_config(key);
-        if (res != 0)
-          return res;
+        if (res == -2)
+          {
+             config->keys = eina_list_remove_list(config->keys, l);
+             eina_stringshare_del(key->keyname);
+             eina_stringshare_del(key->cb);
+             free(key);
+          }
      }
 
    return 0;
 }
 
-void 
+void
 key_bindings_shutdown(void)
 {
    if (_key_bindings)