diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f81e063854e33aefdfdc3e4e1d8f468ef153513..ed5a9589c9f2f295558dfa5901801c34abe6f065 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ CVS code -
 	- Document the support for Esc Esc [character]'s being
 	  interpreted as Ctrl-[character], and the support for Pico's
 	  Esc Esc [three-digit decimal ASCII code] input method. (DLR)
+  abcd()
+	- Removed, as it's unneeded due to the low-level input overhaul.
+	  (DLR)
 - nano.h:
 	- Define KEY_RESIZE and KEY_SUSPEND as -1 when slang is used, as
 	  slang has no equivalent of either.  When nano is compiled with
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 0e329b81ad4c440db0f09da4206c6e519c493ebe..b0665557f84185215067f55ff49f8d3db6fd8034 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3016,29 +3016,6 @@ void do_toggle(const toggle *which)
 }
 #endif /* !NANO_SMALL */
 
-/* This function returns the correct keystroke, given the A,B,C or D
-   input key.  This is a common sequence of many terms which send
-   Esc-O-[A-D] or Esc-[-[A-D]. */
-int abcd(int input)
-{
-    switch (input) {
-    case 'A':
-    case 'a':
-	return KEY_UP;
-    case 'B':
-    case 'b':
-	return KEY_DOWN;
-    case 'C':
-    case 'c':
-	return KEY_RIGHT;
-    case 'D':
-    case 'd':
-	return KEY_LEFT;
-    default:
-	return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int optchr;
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 138a4269f4f6b5b3daa984a26180a3e8e346504b..a671b9346f33f8fe13f512e16e5c6392ada9603f 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ void print_numlock_warning(void);
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 void do_toggle(const toggle *which);
 #endif
-int abcd(int input);
 
 /* Public functions in rcfile.c */
 #ifdef ENABLE_NANORC