diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
index 0942105ae9..1e6aa93dab 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
@@ -2965,19 +2965,11 @@ public:
     {
         if (Process::isForegroundProcess())
         {
-            // simulate a shift key getting pressed..
-            INPUT input[2];
-            input[0].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
-            input[0].ki.wVk = VK_SHIFT;
-            input[0].ki.dwFlags = 0;
-            input[0].ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;
+            INPUT input = { 0 };
+            input.type = INPUT_MOUSE;
+            input.mi.mouseData = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE;
 
-            input[1].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
-            input[1].ki.wVk = VK_SHIFT;
-            input[1].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
-            input[1].ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;
-
-            SendInput (2, input, sizeof (INPUT));
+            SendInput (1, &input, sizeof (INPUT));
         }
     }
 };
@@ -2997,24 +2989,6 @@ bool Desktop::isScreenSaverEnabled()
     return screenSaverDefeater == nullptr;
 }
 
-/* (The code below is the "correct" way to disable the screen saver, but it
-    completely fails on winXP when the saver is password-protected...)
-
-static bool juce_screenSaverEnabled = true;
-
-void Desktop::setScreenSaverEnabled (const bool isEnabled) noexcept
-{
-    juce_screenSaverEnabled = isEnabled;
-    SetThreadExecutionState (isEnabled ? ES_CONTINUOUS
-                                       : (ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED | ES_CONTINUOUS));
-}
-
-bool Desktop::isScreenSaverEnabled() noexcept
-{
-    return juce_screenSaverEnabled;
-}
-*/
-
 //==============================================================================
 void LookAndFeel::playAlertSound()
 {