2 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 4e44e27..56c3bdd 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Quit without selecting an item. Returns
 on termination.
 .TP
 .B Backspace (Control\-h)
-Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
+Remove a character from the input field.
 .TP
 .B Control\-u
 Remove all characters from the input field.
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 210792a..b733feb 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -289,12 +289,8 @@ kpress(XKeyEvent * e) {
                 }
                 break;
         case XK_BackSpace:
-                if((i = len)) {
-                        prev_nitem = nitem;
-                        do {
-                                text[--i] = 0;
-                                match(text);
-                        } while(i && nitem && prev_nitem == nitem);
+                if(len) {
+                        text[--len] = 0;
                         match(text);
                 }
                 break;