diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 3e1b9ac1056c41c9ab9da0851e26ea7650813dc2..d4a5c2b5442b29a000e93281b01b1a9ceb132774 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -929,9 +929,9 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 	N_("Suspend"), IFSCHELP(nano_suspend_msg), BLANKAFTER, VIEW);
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-    add_to_funcs(do_indent_void, MMAIN,
+    add_to_funcs(do_indent, MMAIN,
 	N_("Indent Text"), IFSCHELP(nano_indent_msg), TOGETHER, NOVIEW);
-    add_to_funcs(do_unindent_void, MMAIN,
+    add_to_funcs(do_unindent, MMAIN,
 	N_("Unindent Text"), IFSCHELP(nano_unindent_msg), BLANKAFTER, NOVIEW);
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_WORDCOMPLETION
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F15", 0, do_mark, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-6", 0, do_copy_text, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-^", 0, do_copy_text, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-}", 0, do_indent_void, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-{", 0, do_unindent_void, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-}", 0, do_indent, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-{", 0, do_unindent, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-U", 0, do_undo, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-E", 0, do_redo, 0);
 #endif
@@ -1488,9 +1488,9 @@ sc *strtosc(const char *input)
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "indent"))
-	s->scfunc = do_indent_void;
+	s->scfunc = do_indent;
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "unindent"))
-	s->scfunc = do_unindent_void;
+	s->scfunc = do_unindent;
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "scrollup"))
 	s->scfunc = do_scroll_up;
     else if (!strcasecmp(input, "scrolldown"))
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index e708f33f27ce07af3d461fabdfc196fdd41d60fa..34d4343c008be78c45c7a0561ea9d57c407c7751 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -523,10 +523,8 @@ void do_cut_next_word(void);
 #endif
 void do_tab(void);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-void do_indent(ssize_t cols);
-void do_indent_void(void);
-void do_unindent(ssize_t cols);
-void do_unindent_void(void);
+void do_indent(void);
+void do_unindent(void);
 #endif
 bool white_string(const char *s);
 #ifdef ENABLE_COMMENT
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 6b721f492615bc18868cab1d01de0f695666e9b2..ceec8019e25f0ec4f01ad52f19c4759d5e5ca858 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void do_tab(void)
  * positive or negative.  If the TABS_TO_SPACES flag is set, indent or
  * unindent by len spaces.  Otherwise, indent or unindent by (len /
  * tabsize) tabs and (len % tabsize) spaces. */
-void do_indent(ssize_t cols)
+void do_indent(void)
 {
     char *line_indent = NULL;
 	/* The text added to each line in order to indent it. */
@@ -305,22 +305,17 @@ void do_indent(ssize_t cols)
     }
 
     /* Set up the text we'll be using as indentation. */
-    line_indent = charalloc(cols + 1);
+    line_indent = charalloc(tabsize + 1);
 
     if (ISSET(TABS_TO_SPACES)) {
 	/* Set the indentation to cols spaces. */
-	charset(line_indent, ' ', cols);
-	line_indent_len = cols;
+	charset(line_indent, ' ', tabsize);
+	line_indent_len = tabsize;
     } else {
 	/* Set the indentation to (cols / tabsize) tabs and (cols %
 	 * tabsize) spaces. */
-	size_t num_tabs = cols / tabsize;
-	size_t num_spaces = cols % tabsize;
-
-	charset(line_indent, '\t', num_tabs);
-	charset(line_indent + num_tabs, ' ', num_spaces);
-
-	line_indent_len = num_tabs + num_spaces;
+	line_indent[0] = '\t';
+	line_indent_len = 1;
     }
 
     line_indent[line_indent_len] = '\0';
@@ -368,19 +363,12 @@ void do_indent(ssize_t cols)
     refresh_needed = TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Indent the current line, or all lines covered by the mark if the mark
- * is on, tabsize columns. */
-void do_indent_void(void)
-{
-    do_indent(tabsize);
-}
-
 /* Indent or unindent the current line (or, if the mark is on, all lines
  * covered by the mark) len columns, depending on whether len is
  * positive or negative.  If the TABS_TO_SPACES flag is set, indent or
  * unindent by len spaces.  Otherwise, indent or unindent by (len /
  * tabsize) tabs and (len % tabsize) spaces. */
-void do_unindent(ssize_t cols)
+void do_unindent(void)
 {
     bool indent_changed = FALSE;
 	/* Whether any indenting or unindenting was done. */
@@ -406,8 +394,8 @@ void do_unindent(ssize_t cols)
 	size_t indent_col = strnlenpt(f->data, indent_len);
 		/* The length in columns of the indentation on this line. */
 
-	if (cols <= indent_col) {
-	    size_t indent_new = actual_x(f->data, indent_col - cols);
+	if (tabsize <= indent_col) {
+	    size_t indent_new = actual_x(f->data, indent_col - tabsize);
 		/* The length of the indentation remaining on
 		 * this line after we unindent. */
 	    size_t indent_shift = indent_len - indent_new;
@@ -457,13 +445,6 @@ void do_unindent(ssize_t cols)
 	refresh_needed = TRUE;
     }
 }
-
-/* Unindent the current line, or all lines covered by the mark if the mark
- * is on, tabsize columns. */
-void do_unindent_void(void)
-{
-    do_unindent(tabsize);
-}
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
 /* Test whether the string is empty or consists of only blanks. */