diff --git a/lib/kbd/german-2.kmap b/lib/kbd/german-2.kmap
index 7748823131..87869676f7 100644
--- a/lib/kbd/german-2.kmap
+++ b/lib/kbd/german-2.kmap
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 \kmap Ö Ö
 \kmap Ü Ü
 \kmap ~ °		# degree
-\kmap @ \"		# shift-numbers is different on German kbd
 \kmap \# §
 \kmap ^ &
 \kmap & /
@@ -27,21 +26,21 @@
 \kmap Z Y
 \kmap y z
 \kmap Y Z
-\kmap [ ü		#"\\\"{u}"		# [{ maps to u umlaut
-\kmap { Ü		#"\\\"{U}"
+\kmap [ ü		# "\\\"{u}"		# [{ maps to u umlaut
+\kmap { Ü		# "\\\"{U}"
 \kmap ] +
 \kmap } *
-\kmap ; ö		#"\\\"{o}"		# ;: maps to o umlaut
-\kmap : Ö		#"\\\"{O}"
-\kmap ' ä		#"\\\"{a}"		# '" maps to a umlaut
-\kmap \" Ä		# "\\\"{A}"
+\kmap ; ö		# "\\\"{o}"		# ;: maps to o umlaut
+\kmap : Ö		# "\\\"{O}"
+\kmap ' ä		# "\\\"{a}"		# '" maps to a umlaut
+\kmap @ Ä		# "\\\"{A}"		# " couldn't be mapped because it's reserved for quotation
 \kmap < ;		# yet some modifiers
 \kmap > :
 \kmap / -
 \kmap ? _
 \kmap \\ \#
 \kmap | '
-\kxmod acute i í		# correct some misspellings :-)
+\kxmod acute i í
 \kxmod acute j ȷ́
 \kxmod grave i ì
 \kxmod grave j ȷ̀
diff --git a/lib/kbd/german-3.kmap b/lib/kbd/german-3.kmap
index 7f922920e3..cf25d96703 100644
--- a/lib/kbd/german-3.kmap
+++ b/lib/kbd/german-3.kmap
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #\kmap Ö Ö
 #\kmap Ü Ü
 \kmap ~ °		# degree
-\kmap @ \"		# shift-numbers are different on German kbd
 \kmap \# §	#"\\S "
 \kmap ^ &
 \kmap & /
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@
 \kmap ; ö		#"\\\"o"		# ;: maps to o umlaut
 \kmap : Ö		#"\\\"O"
 \kmap ' ä		#"\\\"a"		# '" maps to a umlaut
-\kmap \" Ä		# "\\\"A"
+\kmap @ Ä		# "\\\"A"		# " couldn't be mapped because it's reserved for quotation
 \kmap < ;		# yet some modifiers
 \kmap > :
 \kmap / -
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
 \kmap \\ \#
 \kmap | '
 # needed only for lyx-0.10.7
-#\kxmod acute i í		# correct some misspellings :-)
+#\kxmod acute i í
 #\kxmod acute j ȷ́
 #\kxmod grave i ì
 #\kxmod grave j ȷ̀
diff --git a/lib/kbd/german.kmap b/lib/kbd/german.kmap
index 8d19a26394..93facbb316 100644
--- a/lib/kbd/german.kmap
+++ b/lib/kbd/german.kmap
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #
 \kmod ` circumflex aceijnorsuyzACEIJNORSUYZ	# dead circumflex
 \kmap ~ °		# degree
-\kmap @ \"		# shift-numbers is different on German kbd
 \kmap \# §
 \kmap ^ &
 \kmap & /
@@ -27,14 +26,14 @@
 \kmap ; ö		# ;: maps to o umlaut
 \kmap : Ö
 \kmap ' ä		# '" maps to a umlaut
-\kmap \" Ä
+\kmap @ Ä		# "\\\"A"		# " couldn't be mapped because it's reserved for quotation
 \kmap < ;		# yet some modifiers
 \kmap > :
 \kmap / -
 \kmap ? _
 \kmap \\ \#
 \kmap | '
-\kxmod acute i í		# correct some misspellings :-)
+\kxmod acute i í
 \kxmod acute j ȷ́
 \kxmod grave i ì
 \kxmod grave j ȷ̀