diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4357d0eed48a6b82fab2938da61b28cd69ea30f3..055947351277dedc1f2e5b4d88eaa15d78ac5ebc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ CVS code -
 	  load_file(), rename cancel_fork() cancel_command(),
 	  rename open_pipe() execute_command(), and remove
 	  execute_command(). (DLR)
+	- Replace almost all mvwaddstr(hblank) calls with mvwhline(' ',
+	  COLS) calls, which do the same thing.  Changes to
+	  do_browser(), blank_titlebar(), blank_topbar(), blank_edit(),
+	  blank_statusbar(), blank_bottombars(), update_line(), and
+	  edit_refresh(). (DLR)
 - files.c:
   open_file()
 	- Assert that filename isn't NULL, and don't do anything special
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index f3c8c086c96cd5864908723a58bb667ea94034ba..103be064a496f0e5bed5284f933c5b114f99638b 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path, DIR *dir)
 		if (j == selected)
 		    wattron(edit, A_REVERSE);
 
-		mvwaddnstr(edit, editline, col, hblank, longest);
+		mvwhline(edit, editline, col, ' ', longest);
 		mvwaddstr(edit, editline, col, disp);
 		free(disp);
 
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 81b6bc78df14cc192b84da70cb366a5ff921623e..ac64d4bc870f1e357467be3308e32df6aa2b6f6e 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2212,32 +2212,32 @@ size_t strlenpt(const char *buf)
 
 void blank_titlebar(void)
 {
-    mvwaddstr(topwin, 0, 0, hblank);
+    mvwhline(topwin, 0, 0, ' ', COLS);
 }
 
 void blank_topbar(void)
 {
     if (!ISSET(MORE_SPACE))
-	mvwaddstr(topwin, 1, 0, hblank);
+	mvwhline(topwin, 1, 0, ' ', COLS);
 }
 
 void blank_edit(void)
 {
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < editwinrows; i++)
-	mvwaddstr(edit, i, 0, hblank);
+	mvwhline(edit, i, 0, ' ', COLS);
 }
 
 void blank_statusbar(void)
 {
-    mvwaddstr(bottomwin, 0, 0, hblank);
+    mvwhline(bottomwin, 0, 0, ' ', COLS);
 }
 
 void blank_bottombars(void)
 {
     if (!ISSET(NO_HELP)) {
-	mvwaddstr(bottomwin, 1, 0, hblank);
-	mvwaddstr(bottomwin, 2, 0, hblank);
+	mvwhline(bottomwin, 1, 0, ' ', COLS);
+	mvwhline(bottomwin, 2, 0, ' ', COLS);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3435,7 +3435,7 @@ void update_line(const filestruct *fileptr, size_t index)
 	return;
 
     /* First, blank out the line. */
-    mvwaddstr(edit, line, 0, hblank);
+    mvwhline(edit, line, 0, ' ', COLS);
 
     /* Next, convert variables that index the line to their equivalent
      * positions in the expanded line. */
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ void edit_refresh(void)
 	    foo = foo->next;
 	}
 	while (nlines < editwinrows) {
-	    mvwaddstr(edit, nlines, 0, hblank);
+	    mvwhline(edit, nlines, 0, ' ', COLS);
 	    nlines++;
 	}
 	reset_cursor();