diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
index a8936b5ce5a..e18c05efa0d 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
@@ -1398,11 +1398,8 @@ class Scrollbar(Widget):
 class Text(Widget):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
 		Widget.__init__(self, master, 'text', cnf, kw)
-		self.bind('<Delete>', self.bspace)
 	def bbox(self, *args):
 		return self._getints(self._do('bbox', args)) or None
-	def bspace(self, *args):
-		self.delete('insert')
 	def tk_textSelectTo(self, index):
 		self.tk.call('tk_textSelectTo', self._w, index)
 	def tk_textBackspace(self):
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
index a8936b5ce5a..e18c05efa0d 100755
--- a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
@@ -1398,11 +1398,8 @@ class Scrollbar(Widget):
 class Text(Widget):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
 		Widget.__init__(self, master, 'text', cnf, kw)
-		self.bind('<Delete>', self.bspace)
 	def bbox(self, *args):
 		return self._getints(self._do('bbox', args)) or None
-	def bspace(self, *args):
-		self.delete('insert')
 	def tk_textSelectTo(self, index):
 		self.tk.call('tk_textSelectTo', self._w, index)
 	def tk_textBackspace(self):