diff --git a/default-plugins/status-bar/src/first_line.rs b/default-plugins/status-bar/src/first_line.rs
index ee9b9478d..9fd3b7d91 100644
--- a/default-plugins/status-bar/src/first_line.rs
+++ b/default-plugins/status-bar/src/first_line.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ impl KeyShortcut {
                 KeyModifier::Alt => "^A",
                 KeyModifier::Super => "^Su",
                 KeyModifier::Shift => "^Sh",
-                _ => "",
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
             .join("-");
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/key.rs b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/key.rs
index f6b75f802..e0d076c7b 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/key.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/key.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ impl TryFrom<KeyModifier> for ProtobufKeyModifier {
             KeyModifier::Alt => Ok(ProtobufKeyModifier::Alt),
             KeyModifier::Shift => Ok(ProtobufKeyModifier::Shift),
             KeyModifier::Super => Ok(ProtobufKeyModifier::Super),
-            _ => Err("unsupported key modifier"), // TODO: test this so we don't crash if we have a
-                                                  // Capslock or something
         }
     }
 }