diff --git a/sheets/part/CanvasItem.cpp b/sheets/part/CanvasItem.cpp
--- a/sheets/part/CanvasItem.cpp
+++ b/sheets/part/CanvasItem.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
         , d(new Private)
 {
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_OpaquePaintEvent);
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_StaticContents);
     //setBackgroundRole(QPalette::Base);
 
     QGraphicsWidget::setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@
 
     installEventFilter(this);   // for TAB key processing, otherwise focus change
     setAcceptDrops(true);
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_InputMethodEnabled, true); // ensure using the InputMethod
 
     d->doc = doc;
     d->rowHeader = 0;
diff --git a/sheets/part/HeaderItems.cpp b/sheets/part/HeaderItems.cpp
--- a/sheets/part/HeaderItems.cpp
+++ b/sheets/part/HeaderItems.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@
 RowHeaderItem::RowHeaderItem(QGraphicsItem *_parent, CanvasItem *_canvas)
         : QGraphicsWidget(_parent), RowHeader(_canvas)
 {
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_StaticContents);
-
     //setMouseTracking(true);
     setAcceptHoverEvents(true);
 
@@ -253,8 +251,6 @@
 ColumnHeaderItem::ColumnHeaderItem(QGraphicsItem *_parent, CanvasItem *_canvas)
         : QGraphicsWidget(_parent), ColumnHeader(_canvas)
 {
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_StaticContents);
-
     //setMouseTracking(true);
     setAcceptHoverEvents(true);
 
diff --git a/words/part/KWCanvasItem.cpp b/words/part/KWCanvasItem.cpp
--- a/words/part/KWCanvasItem.cpp
+++ b/words/part/KWCanvasItem.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         KWCanvasBase(document, this)
 {
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_OpaquePaintEvent, true);
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_InputMethodEnabled, true);
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     connect(document, SIGNAL(pageSetupChanged()), this, SLOT(pageSetupChanged()));
     m_viewConverter = new KoZoomHandler();