diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
index f217c993a..910e50668 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/menu_controller.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func (self *MenuController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*types.
 			Key:     opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.ConfirmAlt1),
 			Handler: self.press,
 		},
+		{
+			Key:     opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.Return),
+			Handler: self.close,
+		},
 	}
 
 	return bindings
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ func (self *MenuController) press() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (self *MenuController) close() error {
+	return self.c.PopContext()
+}
+
 func (self *MenuController) Context() types.Context {
 	return self.context()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 8f70045d0..cfcd50822 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -412,12 +412,6 @@ func (self *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() ([]*types.Binding, []*gocui.ViewMouseBi
 			Handler:     self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard,
 			Description: self.c.Tr.LcCopyCommitShaToClipboard,
 		},
-		{
-			ViewName:    "menu",
-			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.Return),
-			Handler:     self.handleMenuClose,
-			Description: self.c.Tr.LcCloseMenu,
-		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "information",
 			Key:      gocui.MouseLeft,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
index e787162ed..7bf68c519 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) getMenuOptions() map[string]string {
 	}
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleMenuClose() error {
-	return gui.c.PopContext()
-}
-
 // note: items option is mutated by this function
 func (gui *Gui) createMenu(opts types.CreateMenuOptions) error {
 	if !opts.HideCancel {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
index c21a9dce3..20df7e091 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCreateOptionsMenu() error {
 				if binding.Key == nil {
 					return nil
 				}
-				if err := gui.handleMenuClose(); err != nil {
+
+				if err := gui.c.PopContext(); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				return binding.Handler()
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/chinese.go b/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
index 28d95443f..2e4c4abc9 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/chinese.go
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ func chineseTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		NewBranchNamePrompt:                 "输入分支的新名称",
 		RenameBranchWarning:                 "该分支正在跟踪远程仓库。此操作将仅会重命名本地分支名称，而不会重命名远程分支的名称。确定继续？",
 		LcOpenMenu:                          "打开菜单",
-		LcCloseMenu:                         "关闭菜单",
 		LcResetCherryPick:                   "重置已拣选（复制）的提交",
 		LcNextTab:                           "下一个标签",
 		LcPrevTab:                           "上一个标签",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
index 6cbeddbb4..7069734c9 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ func dutchTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		NewBranchNamePrompt:                 "Noem een nieuwe branch naam",
 		RenameBranchWarning:                 "Deze branch volgt een remote. Deze actie zal alleen de locale branch name wijzigen niet de naam van de remote branch. Verder gaan?",
 		LcOpenMenu:                          "open menu",
-		LcCloseMenu:                         "sluit menu",
 		LcResetCherryPick:                   "reset cherry-picked (gekopieerde) commits selectie",
 		LcNextTab:                           "volgende tabblad",
 		LcPrevTab:                           "vorige tabblad",
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 02dce1416..220203437 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	NewGitFlowBranchPrompt              string
 	RenameBranchWarning                 string
 	LcOpenMenu                          string
-	LcCloseMenu                         string
 	LcResetCherryPick                   string
 	LcNextTab                           string
 	LcPrevTab                           string
@@ -923,7 +922,6 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		NewBranchNamePrompt:                 "Enter new branch name for branch",
 		RenameBranchWarning:                 "This branch is tracking a remote. This action will only rename the local branch name, not the name of the remote branch. Continue?",
 		LcOpenMenu:                          "open menu",
-		LcCloseMenu:                         "close menu",
 		LcResetCherryPick:                   "reset cherry-picked (copied) commits selection",
 		LcNextTab:                           "next tab",
 		LcPrevTab:                           "previous tab",