diff --git a/gajim/application.py b/gajim/application.py
index f03e9cb66984d6ed53ebf693a97eacd253d7836d..11962e35abfa51832d2897f0b51ec3d34ddaba55 100644
--- a/gajim/application.py
+++ b/gajim/application.py
@@ -568,12 +568,10 @@ def _set_shortcuts(self):
             'win.close-tab': ['<Control>w'],
             'win.move-tab-up': ['<Control><Shift>Page_Up'],
             'win.move-tab-down': ['<Control><Shift>Page_Down'],
-            'win.switch-next-tab': ['<Alt>Right'],
-            'win.switch-prev-tab': ['<Alt>Left'],
-            'win.switch-next-unread-tab-right': ['<Control>Tab',
-                                                 '<Control>Page_Down'],
-            'win.switch-next-unread-tab-left': ['<Control>ISO_Left_Tab',
-                                                '<Control>Page_Up'],
+            'win.switch-next-tab': ['<Control>Page_Down'],
+            'win.switch-prev-tab': ['<Control>Page_Up'],
+            'win.switch-next-unread-tab-right': ['<Control>Tab'],
+            'win.switch-next-unread-tab-left': ['<Control>ISO_Left_Tab'],
             'win.switch-tab-1': ['<Alt>1', '<Alt>KP_1'],
             'win.switch-tab-2': ['<Alt>2', '<Alt>KP_2'],
             'win.switch-tab-3': ['<Alt>3', '<Alt>KP_3'],
diff --git a/gajim/data/gui/shortcuts_window.ui b/gajim/data/gui/shortcuts_window.ui
index c90251e32a124e63c2855d4c3b38f71ffbbe07e5..c76b32e39c93c84dee5d5bb6fb009881b40dd6d1 100644
--- a/gajim/data/gui/shortcuts_window.ui
+++ b/gajim/data/gui/shortcuts_window.ui
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@
             <child>
               <object class="GtkShortcutsShortcut">
                 <property name="visible">1</property>
-                <property name="accelerator">&lt;alt&gt;Left &lt;ctrl&gt;Page_Up</property>
+                <property name="accelerator">&lt;ctrl&gt;Page_Up</property>
                 <property name="title" translatable="yes">Switch to the previous tab</property>
               </object>
             </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkShortcutsShortcut">
                 <property name="visible">1</property>
-                <property name="accelerator">&lt;alt&gt;Right &lt;ctrl&gt;Page_Down</property>
+                <property name="accelerator">&lt;ctrl&gt;Page_Down</property>
                 <property name="title" translatable="yes">Switch to the next tab</property>
               </object>
             </child>