diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index dbccc081e5..6c62d2c2cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2345,8 +2345,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>()->preloadSounds();
     DependencyManager::get<Keyboard>()->createKeyboard();
 
-    connect(DependencyManager::get<Keyboard>().data(), SIGNAL(keyboardRaisedChanged(bool)), this, SLOT(onKeyboardRaisedChanged(bool)));
-
     _pendingIdleEvent = false;
     _pendingRenderEvent = false;
 
@@ -6724,7 +6722,7 @@ void Application::hmdVisibleChanged(bool visible) {
     }
 }
 
-void Application::onKeyboardRaisedChanged(bool raised) {
+void Application::keyboardRaisedChanged(bool raised) {
     auto keyboard = DependencyManager::get<Keyboard>().data();
     auto keyboardParentID = getOverlays().getProperty(keyboard->getAnchorID(), "parentID");
     if (raised && !_loginDialogOverlayID.isNull()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index e2547ccd60..425f3b450a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public slots:
 
     void hmdVisibleChanged(bool visible);
 
-    void onKeyboardRaisedChanged(bool raised);
+    void keyboardRaisedChanged(bool raised);
 
 #if (PR_BUILD || DEV_BUILD)
     void sendWrongProtocolVersionsSignature(bool checked) { ::sendWrongProtocolVersionsSignature(checked); }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.cpp b/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.cpp
index 2531374d83..7dfa232f6e 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Keyboard::setRaised(bool raised) {
             _capsEnabled = false;
             _typedCharacters.clear();
         });
-        emit keyboardRaisedChanged(raised);
+        qApp->keyboardRaisedChanged(raised);
 
         updateTextDisplay();
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.h b/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.h
index 9cb4a662c3..b8e7346689 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Keyboard.h
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ public:
     QVector<OverlayID> getKeysID();
     OverlayID getAnchorID();
 
-signals:
-    void keyboardRaisedChanged(bool raised);
-
 public slots:
     void handleTriggerBegin(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
     void handleTriggerEnd(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);