diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 68e33884..cef0eb02 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ v0.5 (xxxx-xx-xx)
 - User experience improvements in the graphical profiler.
   - Thread position and height is now animated, to eliminate flickering that
     was happening when depth of displayed zones was changing.
-  - Zooming in/out using the mouse wheel is now animated. Press the control
-    key for old behavior.
+  - Zooming in/out using the mouse wheel is now animated.
   - Plot range adjustment is now animated.
 - System CPU usage is now being monitored.
 - Threads that have nothing to display in the current view are now hidden by
diff --git a/server/TracyView.cpp b/server/TracyView.cpp
index cba670d4..1d41522b 100644
--- a/server/TracyView.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.cpp
@@ -1399,53 +1399,31 @@ void View::HandleZoneViewMouse( int64_t timespan, const ImVec2& wpos, float w, d
         const double mouse = io.MousePos.x - wpos.x;
         const auto p = mouse / w;
 
-        if( io.KeyCtrl )
+        int64_t t0, t1;
+        if( m_zoomAnim.active )
         {
-            m_zoomAnim.active = false;
-            m_pause = true;
-            const auto p1 = timespan * p;
-            const auto p2 = timespan - p1;
-            if( wheel > 0 )
-            {
-                m_zvStart += int64_t( p1 * 0.25 );
-                m_zvEnd -= int64_t( p2 * 0.25 );
-            }
-            else if( timespan < 1000ll * 1000 * 1000 * 60 * 60 )
-            {
-                m_zvStart -= std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p1 * 0.25 ) );
-                m_zvEnd += std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p2 * 0.25 ) );
-            }
-            timespan = m_zvEnd - m_zvStart;
-            pxns = w / double( timespan );
+            t0 = m_zoomAnim.start1;
+            t1 = m_zoomAnim.end1;
         }
         else
         {
-            int64_t t0, t1;
-            if( m_zoomAnim.active )
-            {
-                t0 = m_zoomAnim.start1;
-                t1 = m_zoomAnim.end1;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                t0 = m_zvStart;
-                t1 = m_zvEnd;
-            }
-            const auto zoomSpan = t1 - t0;
-            const auto p1 = zoomSpan * p;
-            const auto p2 = zoomSpan - p1;
-            if( wheel > 0 )
-            {
-                t0 += int64_t( p1 * 0.25 );
-                t1 -= int64_t( p2 * 0.25 );
-            }
-            else if( zoomSpan < 1000ll * 1000 * 1000 * 60 * 60 )
-            {
-                t0 -= std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p1 * 0.25 ) );
-                t1 += std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p2 * 0.25 ) );
-            }
-            ZoomToRange( t0, t1 );
+            t0 = m_zvStart;
+            t1 = m_zvEnd;
         }
+        const auto zoomSpan = t1 - t0;
+        const auto p1 = zoomSpan * p;
+        const auto p2 = zoomSpan - p1;
+        if( wheel > 0 )
+        {
+            t0 += int64_t( p1 * 0.25 );
+            t1 -= int64_t( p2 * 0.25 );
+        }
+        else if( zoomSpan < 1000ll * 1000 * 1000 * 60 * 60 )
+        {
+            t0 -= std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p1 * 0.25 ) );
+            t1 += std::max( int64_t( 1 ), int64_t( p2 * 0.25 ) );
+        }
+        ZoomToRange( t0, t1 );
     }
 }