diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a8ebe4b..8e283ed4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ TLDR: yes
 | play ogg/opus   |  -  |  -   |  -   |  -   |  yep  | yep  | `*3` | yep |
 | **= feature =** | ie6 | ie9  | ie10 | ie11 | ff 52 | c 49 | iOS | Andr |
 
-* internet explorer 6 to 8 behave the same
+* internet explorer 6 through 8 behave the same
 * firefox 52 and chrome 49 are the final winxp versions
 * `*1` yes, but extremely slow (ie10: `1 MiB/s`, ie11: `270 KiB/s`)
 * `*3` iOS 11 and newer, opus only, and requires FFmpeg on the server
diff --git a/copyparty/web/md2.js b/copyparty/web/md2.js
index 0a965d33..02c70c75 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/md2.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/md2.js
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ var set_lno = (function () {
 // hotkeys / toolbar
 (function () {
     var keydown = function (ev) {
-        ev = ev || window.event;
         var kc = ev.code || ev.keyCode || ev.which,
             editing = document.activeElement == dom_src;
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 738fc54e..20b04e86 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ function anymod(e, shift_ok) {
 
 
 function ev(e) {
-    e = e || window.event;
     if (!e)
         return;