diff --git a/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp b/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
index 02adb19..cde35e7 100644
--- a/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
+++ b/addons/godot_xterm/native/src/terminal.cpp
@@ -646,8 +646,6 @@ void Terminal::initialize_input() {
 	selection_timer->set_wait_time(0.05);
 	selection_timer->connect("timeout", Callable(this, "_on_selection_held"));
 	add_child(selection_timer, false, INTERNAL_MODE_FRONT);
-
-	connect("gui_input", Callable(this, "_on_gui_input"));
 }
 
 void Terminal::_handle_key_input(Ref<InputEventKey> event) {
diff --git a/test/test_rendering.gd b/test/test_rendering.gd
index 5503838..5fa0c23 100644
--- a/test/test_rendering.gd
+++ b/test/test_rendering.gd
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ class TestKeyPressed:
 		await wait_for_signal(terminal.key_pressed, 1)
 		assert_signal_emitted(terminal, "key_pressed")
 
+	func test_key_pressed_emitted_only_once_per_key_input():
+		input_event.keycode = KEY_B
+		input_event.unicode = "b".unicode_at(0)
+
+		await wait_for_signal(terminal.key_pressed, 1)
+		assert_signal_emit_count(terminal, "key_pressed", 1)
+
 	func test_key_pressed_emits_interpreted_key_input_as_first_param():
 		input_event.keycode = KEY_UP
 		input_event.unicode = 0