diff --git a/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui b/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
--- a/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/receivecoinsdialog.ui
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@
              <iconset resource="../bitcoin.qrc">
               <normaloff>:/icons/receiving_addresses</normaloff>:/icons/receiving_addresses</iconset>
             </property>
+            <property name="autoDefault">
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
+            <property name="default">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
diff --git a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
--- a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
+++ b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
     void reject() override;
     void accept() override;
 
-protected:
-    virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
-
 private:
     Ui::ReceiveCoinsDialog *ui;
     GUIUtil::TableViewLastColumnResizingFixer *columnResizingFixer;
diff --git a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
--- a/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/receivecoinsdialog.cpp
@@ -248,20 +248,6 @@
     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()) {