diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/main.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/main.rkt
index 6ef6e11a57..a16540a340 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/main.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/main.rkt
@@ -730,15 +730,14 @@
             (send item enable (and frame (> (length (send frame get-tabs)) 1)))))])
   (group:add-to-windows-menu
    (λ (windows-menu)
-     (define shortcut? (not (equal? 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))))
      (define sprefix (if (eq? (system-type) 'windows)
                          (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
                          (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))
      (new menu-item%
           [parent windows-menu]
           [label (string-constant prev-tab)]
-          [shortcut (and shortcut? #\[)]
-          [shortcut-prefix (if shortcut? sprefix (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]
+          [shortcut #\[]
+          [shortcut-prefix sprefix]
           [demand-callback dc]
           [callback (λ (item _) 
                       (let ([frame (find-frame item)])
@@ -755,21 +754,18 @@
                         (when frame
                           (send frame next-tab))))])
      
-     (define-values (mprefix use-shortcut?)
-       (case (system-type)
-         [(windows unix)
-          (if (equal? (get-default-shortcut-prefix) 'ctl)
-              (values (list* 'alt 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)) #f)
-              (values (get-default-shortcut-prefix) #t))]
-         [(macosx)
-          (values (cons 'option (get-default-shortcut-prefix)) #t)]))
+     (define mprefix (case (system-type)
+                       [(windows unix)
+                        (list* 'alt 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]
+                       [(macosx)
+                        (list* 'option (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]))
 
      (new menu-item% 
           [parent windows-menu]
           [label (string-constant move-current-tab-right)]
           [demand-callback dc]
-          [shortcut-prefix mprefix]
-          [shortcut (and use-shortcut? #\])]
+	  [shortcut-prefix mprefix]
+	  [shortcut #\]]
           [callback (λ (item _) 
                       (let ([frame (find-frame item)])
                         (when frame
@@ -779,8 +775,8 @@
           [parent windows-menu]
           [label (string-constant move-current-tab-left)]
           [demand-callback dc]
-          [shortcut-prefix mprefix]
-          [shortcut (and shortcut? #\[)]
+	  [shortcut-prefix mprefix]
+	  [shortcut #\[]
           [callback (λ (item _) 
                       (let ([frame (find-frame item)])
                         (when frame
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/unit.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/unit.rkt
index 87c3bd3e24..3b83eb57bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/unit.rkt
@@ -3370,12 +3370,8 @@
                      (λ (mi) (send mi set-label (if (send resizable-panel get-vertical?)
                                                     (string-constant use-horizontal-layout)
                                                     (string-constant use-vertical-layout))))]
-                    [shortcut (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
-                                  #f
-                                  #\l)]
-                    [shortcut-prefix (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
-                                         (get-default-shortcut-prefix)
-                                         (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))])])
+                    [shortcut #\l]
+                    [shortcut-prefix (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))])])
           (set-show-menu-sort-key layout-item 103))
         
         (let ([overview-menu-item 
@@ -3518,16 +3514,10 @@
                     (demand-callback (λ (item) (split-demand item))))]
               [collapse
                (new menu:can-restore-menu-item% 
-                    (shortcut (if (or (equal? (system-type) 'macosx)
-                                      (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))
-                                  #f
-                                  #\m))
-                    (shortcut-prefix (cond
-                                       [(or (equal? (system-type) 'macosx)
-                                            (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))
-                                        (get-default-shortcut-prefix)]
-                                       [else
-                                        (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]))
+                    (shortcut (if (eq? (system-type) 'macosx) #f #\m))
+                    (shortcut-prefix (if (eq? (system-type) 'macosx) 
+                                         (get-default-shortcut-prefix)
+                                         (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))))
                     (label (string-constant collapse-menu-item-label))
                     (parent (get-show-menu))
                     (callback (λ (x y) (collapse)))
@@ -3768,10 +3758,8 @@
         (lambda (file-menu)
           (new menu:can-restore-menu-item%
                [label (string-constant open-collection-path)]
-               [shortcut (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)) #f #\o)]
-               [shortcut-prefix (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
-                                    (get-default-shortcut-prefix)
-                                    (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))]
+               [shortcut #\o]
+               [shortcut-prefix (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]
                [parent file-menu]
                [callback
                 (λ (x y)
@@ -3874,12 +3862,8 @@
                               label)
           (new menu:can-restore-checkable-menu-item%
                [label label]
-               [shortcut (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
-                             #f
-                             shortcut)]
-               [shortcut-prefix (if (member 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))
-                                    (get-default-shortcut-prefix)
-                                    (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix)))]
+               [shortcut shortcut]
+               [shortcut-prefix (cons 'shift (get-default-shortcut-prefix))]
                [parent edit-menu]
                [demand-callback
                 (λ (item)