diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index 5ade707..e89699f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     private final SlidingKeyInputPreview mSlidingKeyInputPreview;
 
     // Key preview
+    private static final boolean FADE_OUT_KEY_TOP_LETTER_WHEN_KEY_IS_PRESSED = false;
     private final int mKeyPreviewLayoutId;
     private final int mKeyPreviewOffset;
     private final int mKeyPreviewHeight;
@@ -1177,7 +1178,8 @@
             params.mAnimAlpha = mAltCodeKeyWhileTypingAnimAlpha;
         }
         // Don't draw key top letter when key preview is showing.
-        if (mShowingKeyPreviewTextViews.containsKey(key)) {
+        if (FADE_OUT_KEY_TOP_LETTER_WHEN_KEY_IS_PRESSED
+                && mShowingKeyPreviewTextViews.containsKey(key)) {
             // TODO: Fade out animation for the key top letter, and fade in animation for the key
             // background color when the user presses the key.
             return;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 842c658..3dd0a4f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2152,13 +2152,6 @@
                     // This should never happen.
                     Log.e(TAG, "Backspace when we don't know the selection position");
                 }
-                final int codePointBeforeCursor = mConnection.getCodePointBeforeCursor();
-                if (codePointBeforeCursor == Constants.NOT_A_CODE) {
-                    // Nothing to delete before the cursor.
-                    return;
-                }
-                final int lengthToDelete =
-                        Character.isSupplementaryCodePoint(codePointBeforeCursor) ? 2 : 1;
                 if (mAppWorkAroundsUtils.isBeforeJellyBean() ||
                         currentSettings.mInputAttributes.isTypeNull()) {
                     // There are two possible reasons to send a key event: either the field has
@@ -2169,23 +2162,33 @@
                     // applications are relying on this behavior so we continue to support it for
                     // older apps, so we retain this behavior if the app has target SDK < JellyBean.
                     sendDownUpKeyEvent(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL);
+                    if (mDeleteCount > DELETE_ACCELERATE_AT) {
+                        sendDownUpKeyEvent(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL);
+                    }
                 } else {
+                    final int codePointBeforeCursor = mConnection.getCodePointBeforeCursor();
+                    if (codePointBeforeCursor == Constants.NOT_A_CODE) {
+                        // Nothing to delete before the cursor.
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    final int lengthToDelete =
+                            Character.isSupplementaryCodePoint(codePointBeforeCursor) ? 2 : 1;
                     mConnection.deleteSurroundingText(lengthToDelete, 0);
-                }
-                if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
-                    ResearchLogger.latinIME_handleBackspace(lengthToDelete,
-                            true /* shouldUncommitLogUnit */);
-                }
-                if (mDeleteCount > DELETE_ACCELERATE_AT) {
-                    final int codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain =
-                            mConnection.getCodePointBeforeCursor();
-                    if (codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain != Constants.NOT_A_CODE) {
-                        final int lengthToDeleteAgain = Character.isSupplementaryCodePoint(
-                                codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain) ? 2 : 1;
-                        mConnection.deleteSurroundingText(lengthToDeleteAgain, 0);
-                        if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
-                            ResearchLogger.latinIME_handleBackspace(lengthToDeleteAgain,
-                                    true /* shouldUncommitLogUnit */);
+                    if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
+                        ResearchLogger.latinIME_handleBackspace(lengthToDelete,
+                                true /* shouldUncommitLogUnit */);
+                    }
+                    if (mDeleteCount > DELETE_ACCELERATE_AT) {
+                        final int codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain =
+                                mConnection.getCodePointBeforeCursor();
+                        if (codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain != Constants.NOT_A_CODE) {
+                            final int lengthToDeleteAgain = Character.isSupplementaryCodePoint(
+                                    codePointBeforeCursorToDeleteAgain) ? 2 : 1;
+                            mConnection.deleteSurroundingText(lengthToDeleteAgain, 0);
+                            if (ProductionFlag.USES_DEVELOPMENT_ONLY_DIAGNOSTICS) {
+                                ResearchLogger.latinIME_handleBackspace(lengthToDeleteAgain,
+                                        true /* shouldUncommitLogUnit */);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }