diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 37be69abc8640cb35cc80455bf8767fedaeaef62..853237f6fa37b7ef7a5d55a755d2f54420f1c491 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	* src/chars.c (is_valid_unicode): Speed up Unicode validation.
 	* src/text.c (do_int_spell_fix): Allow to stop replacing a word
 	without aborting the entire spell-fixing session.
+	* src/search.c (do_replace_loop): Chop a now-unused parameter.
 
 2016-03-28  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/winio.c (statusbar): Don't bother putting back the cursor in
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 339729087d66077128c59a0eed590b9fdf3cf627..a8bca721aaa9a7d34a016bd68c01df71d27f9101 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ ssize_t do_replace_loop(
 #ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
 	bool whole_word_only,
 #endif
-	bool *canceled, const filestruct *real_current, size_t
-	*real_current_x, const char *needle);
+	const filestruct *real_current, size_t *real_current_x,
+	const char *needle);
 void do_replace(void);
 void goto_line_posx(ssize_t line, size_t pos_x);
 void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 7c85da38db2dff8e24fead71eea675c96bf729de..392183fe157b289e5bc5eaa4aef842bef7b58e84 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ ssize_t do_replace_loop(
 #ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
 	bool whole_word_only,
 #endif
-	bool *canceled, const filestruct *real_current, size_t
-	*real_current_x, const char *needle)
+	const filestruct *real_current, size_t *real_current_x,
+	const char *needle)
 {
     ssize_t numreplaced = -1;
     size_t match_len;
@@ -642,9 +642,6 @@ ssize_t do_replace_loop(
     }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
-    if (canceled != NULL)
-	*canceled = FALSE;
-
     findnextstr_wrap_reset();
     while (findnextstr(
 #ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
@@ -690,11 +687,8 @@ ssize_t do_replace_loop(
 
 	    free(exp_word);
 
-	    if (i == -1) {	/* We canceled the replace. */
-		if (canceled != NULL)
-		    *canceled = TRUE;
+	    if (i == -1)  /* The replacing was cancelled. */
 		break;
-	    }
 	}
 
 	if (i > 0 || replaceall) {	/* Yes, replace it!!!! */
@@ -860,7 +854,7 @@ void do_replace(void)
 #ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
 		FALSE,
 #endif
-		NULL, begin, &begin_x, last_search);
+		begin, &begin_x, last_search);
 
     /* Restore where we were. */
     openfile->edittop = edittop_save;
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 0a93a15e58cb0d946683e521eca4c4bc171fd316..fc1f2a18ae7f06a29c1b7e32fd18f41b40d9a74d 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ bool do_int_spell_fix(const char *word)
 
 	    if (!canceled && strcmp(word, answer) != 0) {
 		openfile->current_x--;
-		do_replace_loop(TRUE, NULL, openfile->current,
+		do_replace_loop(TRUE, openfile->current,
 			&openfile->current_x, word);
 	    }