diff --git a/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui b/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
index e7bc2a7bdd63ee..2915a44871aa37 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
             <property name="text">
              <string>&amp;Request payment</string>
             </property>
+            <property name="autoDefault">
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
+            <property name="default">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
diff --git a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
index 37d7c9971f8269..4db172a5664533 100644
--- a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -191,22 +191,6 @@ void ReceiveCoinsDialog::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
     columnResizingFixer->stretchColumnWidth(RecentRequestsTableModel::Message);
 }
 
-void ReceiveCoinsDialog::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
-{
-    if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Return)
-    {
-        // press return -> submit form
-        if (ui->reqLabel->hasFocus() || ui->reqAmount->hasFocus() || ui->reqMessage->hasFocus())
-        {
-            event->ignore();
-            on_receiveButton_clicked();
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    this->QDialog::keyPressEvent(event);
-}
-
 QModelIndex ReceiveCoinsDialog::selectedRow()
 {
     if(!model || !model->getRecentRequestsTableModel() || !ui->recentRequestsView->selectionModel())
diff --git a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
index b3cbc334628f7c..12a9762d7b9096 100644
--- a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
+++ b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void reject() override;
     void accept() override;
 
-protected:
-    virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
-
 private:
     Ui::ReceiveCoinsDialog *ui;
     GUIUtil::TableViewLastColumnResizingFixer *columnResizingFixer;