diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a210334..4467a04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,15 +89,6 @@ Using [omf](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish):
 omf install https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
 ```
 
-To enable key bindings you have to set the universal variable `ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS` to 1 and restart the shell. 
-```fish
-set -U ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS 1
-```
-
-| Keybinding | Action                                         |
-| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>z</kbd> / <kbd>⌥</kbd>+<kbd>z</kbd> | Launch Zoxide in interactive mode |
-
 ## Configuration
 
 ### Environment variables
diff --git a/init.fish b/init.fish
index 9f88bc1..7e5462f 100644
--- a/init.fish
+++ b/init.fish
@@ -2,17 +2,7 @@ function zoxide-add --on-event fish_prompt
     zoxide add
 end
 
-set -q ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS
-or set -U ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS 0
-
 abbr -a zi "z -i"
 abbr -a za "zoxide add"
 abbr -a zq "zoxide query"
 abbr -a zr "zoxide remove"
-
-if set -q ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS; and test "$ZOXIDE_KEY_BINDINGS" -eq 1
-    bind \ez 'z -i'
-    if bind -M insert >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-        bind -M insert \ez 'z -i'
-    end
-end