diff --git a/src/Vt102Emulation.cpp b/src/Vt102Emulation.cpp
index efaaf1df..79369088 100644
--- a/src/Vt102Emulation.cpp
+++ b/src/Vt102Emulation.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 // Konsole
 #include "KeyboardTranslator.h"
-#include "SessionController.h"
 #include "TerminalDisplay.h"
 
 using Konsole::Vt102Emulation;
@@ -1043,9 +1042,6 @@ void Vt102Emulation::sendKeyEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     const Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = event->modifiers();
     KeyboardTranslator::States states = KeyboardTranslator::NoState;
 
-    TerminalDisplay * currentView = _currentScreen->currentTerminalDisplay();
-    const bool isReadOnly = currentView->sessionController()->isReadOnly();
-
     // get current states
     if (getMode(MODE_NewLine)) {
         states |= KeyboardTranslator::NewLineState;
@@ -1063,18 +1059,16 @@ void Vt102Emulation::sendKeyEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
         states |= KeyboardTranslator::ApplicationKeypadState;
     }
 
-    if (!isReadOnly) {
-        // check flow control state
-        if ((modifiers &Qt::ControlModifier) != 0u) {
-            switch (event->key()) {
-            case Qt::Key_S:
-                emit flowControlKeyPressed(true);
-                break;
-            case Qt::Key_Q:
-            case Qt::Key_C: // cancel flow control
-                emit flowControlKeyPressed(false);
-                break;
-            }
+    // check flow control state
+    if ((modifiers &Qt::ControlModifier) != 0u) {
+        switch (event->key()) {
+        case Qt::Key_S:
+            emit flowControlKeyPressed(true);
+            break;
+        case Qt::Key_Q:
+        case Qt::Key_C: // cancel flow control
+            emit flowControlKeyPressed(false);
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1110,6 +1104,8 @@ void Vt102Emulation::sendKeyEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 
         if ( entry.command() != KeyboardTranslator::NoCommand )
         {
+            TerminalDisplay * currentView = _currentScreen->currentTerminalDisplay();
+
             if ((entry.command() & KeyboardTranslator::EraseCommand) != 0) {
                 textToSend += eraseChar();
             } else if ((entry.command() & KeyboardTranslator::ScrollPageUpCommand) != 0) {
@@ -1132,10 +1128,8 @@ void Vt102Emulation::sendKeyEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
             textToSend += _codec->fromUnicode(event->text());
         }
 
-        if (!isReadOnly) {
-            emit sendData(textToSend);
-        }
-    } else if (!isReadOnly) {
+        emit sendData(textToSend);
+    } else {
         // print an error message to the terminal if no key translator has been
         // set
         QString translatorError =  i18n("No keyboard translator available.  "