diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default.json b/assets/keymaps/default.json
index 7b059652fa..b40a076c49 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default.json
@@ -425,5 +425,12 @@
             "cmd-v": "terminal::Paste",
             "cmd-k": "terminal::Clear"
         }
+    },
+    {
+        "context": "ModalTerminal",
+        "bindings": {
+            "ctrl-cmd-space": "terminal::ShowCharacterPalette",
+            "shift-escape": "terminal::DeployModal"
+        }
     }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs b/crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs
index e588239210..c1d5db32bb 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use schemars::{
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::{value::RawValue, Value};
-use util::ResultExt;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default, Clone, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
@@ -57,27 +56,26 @@ impl KeymapFileContent {
         for KeymapBlock { context, bindings } in self.0 {
             let bindings = bindings
                 .into_iter()
-                .filter_map(|(keystroke, action)| {
+                .map(|(keystroke, action)| {
                     let action = action.0.get();
 
                     // This is a workaround for a limitation in serde: serde-rs/json#497
                     // We want to deserialize the action data as a `RawValue` so that we can
                     // deserialize the action itself dynamically directly from the JSON
                     // string. But `RawValue` currently does not work inside of an untagged enum.
-                    if action.starts_with('[') {
-                        let ActionWithData(name, data) = serde_json::from_str(action).log_err()?;
+                    let action = if action.starts_with('[') {
+                        let ActionWithData(name, data) = serde_json::from_str(action)?;
                         cx.deserialize_action(&name, Some(data.get()))
                     } else {
-                        let name = serde_json::from_str(action).log_err()?;
+                        let name = serde_json::from_str(action)?;
                         cx.deserialize_action(name, None)
                     }
                     .with_context(|| {
                         format!(
                             "invalid binding value for keystroke {keystroke}, context {context:?}"
                         )
-                    })
-                    .log_err()
-                    .map(|action| Binding::load(&keystroke, action, context.as_deref()))
+                    })?;
+                    Binding::load(&keystroke, action, context.as_deref())
                 })
                 .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
 
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
index ad904f034a..2b97cb0b10 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub use keymap_file::{keymap_file_json_schema, KeymapFileContent};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Settings {
-    pub experiments: FeatureFlags,
     pub projects_online_by_default: bool,
     pub buffer_font_family: FamilyId,
     pub default_buffer_font_size: f32,
@@ -39,11 +38,6 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub theme: Arc<Theme>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
-pub struct FeatureFlags {
-    pub modal_terminal: bool,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 pub struct EditorSettings {
     pub tab_size: Option<NonZeroU32>,
@@ -145,8 +139,6 @@ pub enum WorkingDirectory {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 pub struct SettingsFileContent {
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub experiments: Option<FeatureFlags>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub projects_online_by_default: Option<bool>,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -197,7 +189,6 @@ impl Settings {
         .unwrap();
 
         Self {
-            experiments: FeatureFlags::default(),
             buffer_font_family: font_cache
                 .load_family(&[defaults.buffer_font_family.as_ref().unwrap()])
                 .unwrap(),
@@ -256,7 +247,7 @@ impl Settings {
         );
         merge(&mut self.vim_mode, data.vim_mode);
         merge(&mut self.autosave, data.autosave);
-        merge(&mut self.experiments, data.experiments);
+
         // Ensure terminal font is loaded, so we can request it in terminal_element layout
         if let Some(terminal_font) = &data.terminal.font_family {
             font_cache.load_family(&[terminal_font]).log_err();
@@ -317,7 +308,6 @@ impl Settings {
     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
     pub fn test(cx: &gpui::AppContext) -> Settings {
         Settings {
-            experiments: FeatureFlags::default(),
             buffer_font_family: cx.font_cache().load_family(&["Monaco"]).unwrap(),
             buffer_font_size: 14.,
             default_buffer_font_size: 14.,
diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 668af56145..25e952d591 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ use crate::mappings::{
 
 ///Initialize and register all of our action handlers
 pub fn init(cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
-    let settings = cx.global::<Settings>();
-    if settings.experiments.modal_terminal {
-        cx.add_action(deploy_modal);
-    }
+    cx.add_action(deploy_modal);
 
     terminal_view::init(cx);
     connected_view::init(cx);
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 2f8bc73c9f..aa2f0b7ada 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ fn main() {
             .spawn(languages::init(languages.clone(), cx.background().clone()));
         let user_store = cx.add_model(|cx| UserStore::new(client.clone(), http.clone(), cx));
 
-        let (settings_file, keymap_file) = cx.background().block(config_files).unwrap();
-
-        //Make sure to load settings before initialization, so we know what features to toggle
-        watch_settings_file(default_settings, settings_file, themes.clone(), cx);
-        watch_keymap_file(keymap_file, cx);
-
         context_menu::init(cx);
         project::Project::init(&client);
         client::Channel::init(&client);
@@ -120,7 +114,10 @@ fn main() {
         terminal::init(cx);
 
         let db = cx.background().block(db);
+        let (settings_file, keymap_file) = cx.background().block(config_files).unwrap();
 
+        watch_settings_file(default_settings, settings_file, themes.clone(), cx);
+        watch_keymap_file(keymap_file, cx);
         cx.spawn(|cx| watch_themes(fs.clone(), themes.clone(), cx))
             .detach();