diff --git a/global.c b/global.c
index 55fa17cd..981ec50f 100644
--- a/global.c
+++ b/global.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 	"", *nano_mark_msg = "", *nano_delete_msg =
 	"", *nano_backspace_msg = "", *nano_tab_msg =
 	"", *nano_enter_msg = "", *nano_case_msg =
-	"", *nano_cancel_msg = "", *nano_null_msg = "";
+	"", *nano_cancel_msg = "";
 
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
     nano_help_msg = _("Invoke the help menu");
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     nano_case_msg =
 	_("Make the current search or replace case (in)sensitive");
     nano_cancel_msg = _("Cancel the current function");
-    nano_null_msg = _("Use the null string, \"\"");
 #endif
 
     if (ISSET(PICO_MSGS))
@@ -373,10 +372,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     sc_init_one(&replace_list_2[1], NANO_LASTLINE_KEY, _("Last Line"),
 		nano_lastline_msg, 0, 0, 0, VIEW, do_last_line);
 
-    sc_init_one(&replace_list_2[2], NANO_NULL_KEY, _("Null Str"),
-		nano_null_msg, 0, 0, 0, VIEW, 0);
-
-    sc_init_one(&replace_list_2[3], NANO_CANCEL_KEY, _("Cancel"),
+    sc_init_one(&replace_list_2[2], NANO_CANCEL_KEY, _("Cancel"),
 		nano_cancel_msg, 0, 0, 0, VIEW, 0);
 
 
diff --git a/nano.h b/nano.h
index 2acba78a..7b847e81 100644
--- a/nano.h
+++ b/nano.h
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ know what you're doing */
 #define NANO_SUSPEND_KEY	NANO_CONTROL_Z
 #define NANO_ENTER_KEY		NANO_CONTROL_M
 #define NANO_FROMSEARCHTOGOTO_KEY NANO_CONTROL_T
-#define NANO_NULL_KEY		NANO_CONTROL_N
 
 #define TOGGLE_CONST_KEY	NANO_ALT_C
 #define TOGGLE_AUTOINDENT_KEY	NANO_ALT_I
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ know what you're doing */
 #define MAIN_VISIBLE 12
 #define WHEREIS_LIST_LEN 6
 #define REPLACE_LIST_LEN 6
-#define REPLACE_LIST_2_LEN 4
+#define REPLACE_LIST_2_LEN 3
 #define GOTO_LIST_LEN 3
 #define WRITEFILE_LIST_LEN 1
 #define HELP_LIST_LEN 3
diff --git a/po/cat-id-tbl.c b/po/cat-id-tbl.c
index 2a5cb068..97f5456a 100644
--- a/po/cat-id-tbl.c
+++ b/po/cat-id-tbl.c
@@ -67,43 +67,41 @@ const struct _msg_ent _msg_tbl[] = {
   {"Insert a carriage return at the cursor position", 58},
   {"Make the current search or replace case (in)sensitive", 59},
   {"Cancel the current function", 60},
-  {"Use the null string, \"\"", 61},
-  {"Get Help", 62},
-  {"WriteOut", 63},
-  {"Exit", 64},
-  {"Goto Line", 65},
-  {"Justify", 66},
-  {"Replace", 67},
-  {"Read File", 68},
-  {"Where Is", 69},
-  {"Prev Page", 70},
-  {"Next Page", 71},
-  {"Cut Text", 72},
-  {"UnCut Txt", 73},
-  {"Cur Pos", 74},
-  {"To Spell", 75},
-  {"Up", 76},
-  {"Down", 77},
-  {"Forward", 78},
-  {"Back", 79},
-  {"Home", 80},
-  {"End", 81},
-  {"Refresh", 82},
-  {"Mark Text", 83},
-  {"Delete", 84},
-  {"Backspace", 85},
-  {"Tab", 86},
-  {"Enter", 87},
-  {"First Line", 88},
-  {"Last Line", 89},
-  {"Case Sens", 90},
-  {"Cancel", 91},
-  {"No Replace", 92},
-  {"Null Str", 93},
+  {"Get Help", 61},
+  {"WriteOut", 62},
+  {"Exit", 63},
+  {"Goto Line", 64},
+  {"Justify", 65},
+  {"Replace", 66},
+  {"Read File", 67},
+  {"Where Is", 68},
+  {"Prev Page", 69},
+  {"Next Page", 70},
+  {"Cut Text", 71},
+  {"UnCut Txt", 72},
+  {"Cur Pos", 73},
+  {"To Spell", 74},
+  {"Up", 75},
+  {"Down", 76},
+  {"Forward", 77},
+  {"Back", 78},
+  {"Home", 79},
+  {"End", 80},
+  {"Refresh", 81},
+  {"Mark Text", 82},
+  {"Delete", 83},
+  {"Backspace", 84},
+  {"Tab", 85},
+  {"Enter", 86},
+  {"First Line", 87},
+  {"Last Line", 88},
+  {"Case Sens", 89},
+  {"Cancel", 90},
+  {"No Replace", 91},
   {"\
 \n\
-Buffer written to 'nano.save'\n", 94},
-  {"Key illegal in VIEW mode", 95},
+Buffer written to 'nano.save'\n", 92},
+  {"Key illegal in VIEW mode", 93},
   {"\
  nano help text\n\
 \n\
@@ -121,116 +119,116 @@ Escape-key sequences are notated with the Meta (M) symbol and can be entered \
 using either the Esc, Alt or Meta key depending on your keyboard setup.  The \
 following keystrokes are available in the main editor window. Optional keys \
 are shown in parentheses:\n\
-\n", 96},
-  {"free_node(): free'd a node, YAY!\n", 97},
-  {"free_node(): free'd last node.\n", 98},
+\n", 94},
+  {"free_node(): free'd a node, YAY!\n", 95},
+  {"free_node(): free'd last node.\n", 96},
   {"\
 Usage: nano [GNU long option] [option] +LINE <file>\n\
-\n", 99},
-  {"Option\t\tLong option\t\tMeaning\n", 100},
-  {" -T \t\t--tabsize=[num]\t\tSet width of a tab to num\n", 101},
-  {" -R\t\t--regexp\t\tUse regular expressions for search\n", 102},
-  {" -V \t\t--version\t\tPrint version information and exit\n", 103},
-  {" -c \t\t--const\t\t\tConstantly show cursor position\n", 104},
-  {" -h \t\t--help\t\t\tShow this message\n", 105},
-  {" -k \t\t--cut\t\t\tLet ^K cut from cursor to end of line\n", 106},
-  {" -i \t\t--autoindent\t\tAutomatically indent new lines\n", 107},
-  {" -l \t\t--nofollow\t\tDon't follow symbolic links, overwrite\n", 108},
-  {" -m \t\t--mouse\t\t\tEnable mouse\n", 109},
+\n", 97},
+  {"Option\t\tLong option\t\tMeaning\n", 98},
+  {" -T \t\t--tabsize=[num]\t\tSet width of a tab to num\n", 99},
+  {" -R\t\t--regexp\t\tUse regular expressions for search\n", 100},
+  {" -V \t\t--version\t\tPrint version information and exit\n", 101},
+  {" -c \t\t--const\t\t\tConstantly show cursor position\n", 102},
+  {" -h \t\t--help\t\t\tShow this message\n", 103},
+  {" -k \t\t--cut\t\t\tLet ^K cut from cursor to end of line\n", 104},
+  {" -i \t\t--autoindent\t\tAutomatically indent new lines\n", 105},
+  {" -l \t\t--nofollow\t\tDon't follow symbolic links, overwrite\n", 106},
+  {" -m \t\t--mouse\t\t\tEnable mouse\n", 107},
   {"\
- -r [#cols] \t--fill=[#cols]\t\tSet fill cols to (wrap lines at) #cols\n", 110},
-  {" -p\t \t--pico\t\t\tMake bottom 2 lines more Pico-like\n", 111},
-  {" -s [prog] \t--speller=[prog]\tEnable alternate speller\n", 112},
-  {" -t \t\t--tempfile\t\tAuto save on exit, don't prompt\n", 113},
-  {" -v \t\t--view\t\t\tView (read only) mode\n", 114},
-  {" -w \t\t--nowrap\t\tDon't wrap long lines\n", 115},
-  {" -x \t\t--nohelp\t\tDon't show help window\n", 116},
-  {" -z \t\t--suspend\t\tEnable suspend\n", 117},
-  {" +LINE\t\t\t\t\tStart at line number LINE\n", 118},
+ -r [#cols] \t--fill=[#cols]\t\tSet fill cols to (wrap lines at) #cols\n", 108},
+  {" -p\t \t--pico\t\t\tMake bottom 2 lines more Pico-like\n", 109},
+  {" -s [prog] \t--speller=[prog]\tEnable alternate speller\n", 110},
+  {" -t \t\t--tempfile\t\tAuto save on exit, don't prompt\n", 111},
+  {" -v \t\t--view\t\t\tView (read only) mode\n", 112},
+  {" -w \t\t--nowrap\t\tDon't wrap long lines\n", 113},
+  {" -x \t\t--nohelp\t\tDon't show help window\n", 114},
+  {" -z \t\t--suspend\t\tEnable suspend\n", 115},
+  {" +LINE\t\t\t\t\tStart at line number LINE\n", 116},
   {"\
 Usage: nano [option] +LINE <file>\n\
-\n", 119},
-  {"Option\t\tMeaning\n", 120},
-  {" -T [num]\tSet width of a tab to num\n", 121},
-  {" -R\t\tUse regular expressions for search\n", 122},
-  {" -V \t\tPrint version information and exit\n", 123},
-  {" -c \t\tConstantly show cursor position\n", 124},
-  {" -h \t\tShow this message\n", 125},
-  {" -k \t\tLet ^K cut from cursor to end of line\n", 126},
-  {" -i \t\tAutomatically indent new lines\n", 127},
-  {" -l \t\tDon't follow symbolic links, overwrite\n", 128},
-  {" -m \t\tEnable mouse\n", 129},
-  {" -r [#cols] \tSet fill cols to (wrap lines at) #cols\n", 130},
-  {" -s [prog]  \tEnable alternate speller\n", 131},
-  {" -p \t\tMake bottom 2 lines more Pico-like\n", 132},
-  {" -t \t\tAuto save on exit, don't prompt\n", 133},
-  {" -v \t\tView (read only) mode\n", 134},
-  {" -w \t\tDon't wrap long lines\n", 135},
-  {" -x \t\tDon't show help window\n", 136},
-  {" -z \t\tEnable suspend\n", 137},
-  {" +LINE\t\tStart at line number LINE\n", 138},
-  {" nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n", 139},
-  {" Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org\n", 140},
-  {"Mark Set", 141},
-  {"Mark UNset", 142},
-  {"check_wrap called with inptr->data=\"%s\"\n", 143},
-  {"current->data now = \"%s\"\n", 144},
-  {"After, data = \"%s\"\n", 145},
-  {"Error deleting tempfile, ack!", 146},
-  {"Could not create a temporary filename: %s", 147},
-  {"Could not invoke spell program \"%s\"", 148},
-  {"Could not invoke \"ispell\"", 149},
-  {"Finished checking spelling", 150},
-  {"Save modified buffer (ANSWERING \"No\" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ? ", 151},
-  {"Cannot resize top win", 152},
-  {"Cannot move top win", 153},
-  {"Cannot resize edit win", 154},
-  {"Cannot move edit win", 155},
-  {"Cannot resize bottom win", 156},
-  {"Cannot move bottom win", 157},
-  {"%s enable/disable", 158},
-  {"enabled", 159},
-  {"disabled", 160},
-  {"Main: set up windows\n", 161},
-  {"Main: bottom win\n", 162},
-  {"Main: open file\n", 163},
-  {"I got Alt-O-%c! (%d)\n", 164},
-  {"I got Alt-[-1-%c! (%d)\n", 165},
-  {"I got Alt-[-2-%c! (%d)\n", 166},
-  {"I got Alt-[-%c! (%d)\n", 167},
-  {"I got Alt-%c! (%d)\n", 168},
-  {"Case Sensitive Regexp Search%s%s", 169},
-  {"Regexp Search%s%s", 170},
-  {"Case Sensitive Search%s%s", 171},
-  {"Search%s%s", 172},
-  {" (to replace)", 173},
-  {"Search Cancelled", 174},
-  {"Search Wrapped", 175},
-  {"Replaced %d occurences", 176},
-  {"Replaced 1 occurence", 177},
-  {"Replace Cancelled", 178},
-  {"Replace with", 179},
-  {"Replace this instance?", 180},
-  {"Enter line number", 181},
-  {"Aborted", 182},
-  {"Come on, be reasonable", 183},
-  {"Only %d lines available, skipping to last line", 184},
-  {"actual_x_from_start for xplus=%d returned %d\n", 185},
-  {"input '%c' (%d)\n", 186},
-  {"New Buffer", 187},
-  {"  File: ...", 188},
-  {"Modified", 189},
-  {"Moved to (%d, %d) in edit buffer\n", 190},
-  {"current->data = \"%s\"\n", 191},
-  {"I got \"%s\"\n", 192},
-  {"Yes", 193},
-  {"All", 194},
-  {"No", 195},
-  {"do_cursorpos: linepct = %f, bytepct = %f\n", 196},
-  {"line %d of %d (%.0f%%), character %d of %d (%.0f%%)", 197},
-  {"Dumping file buffer to stderr...\n", 198},
-  {"Dumping cutbuffer to stderr...\n", 199},
-  {"Dumping a buffer to stderr...\n", 200},
+\n", 117},
+  {"Option\t\tMeaning\n", 118},
+  {" -T [num]\tSet width of a tab to num\n", 119},
+  {" -R\t\tUse regular expressions for search\n", 120},
+  {" -V \t\tPrint version information and exit\n", 121},
+  {" -c \t\tConstantly show cursor position\n", 122},
+  {" -h \t\tShow this message\n", 123},
+  {" -k \t\tLet ^K cut from cursor to end of line\n", 124},
+  {" -i \t\tAutomatically indent new lines\n", 125},
+  {" -l \t\tDon't follow symbolic links, overwrite\n", 126},
+  {" -m \t\tEnable mouse\n", 127},
+  {" -r [#cols] \tSet fill cols to (wrap lines at) #cols\n", 128},
+  {" -s [prog]  \tEnable alternate speller\n", 129},
+  {" -p \t\tMake bottom 2 lines more Pico-like\n", 130},
+  {" -t \t\tAuto save on exit, don't prompt\n", 131},
+  {" -v \t\tView (read only) mode\n", 132},
+  {" -w \t\tDon't wrap long lines\n", 133},
+  {" -x \t\tDon't show help window\n", 134},
+  {" -z \t\tEnable suspend\n", 135},
+  {" +LINE\t\tStart at line number LINE\n", 136},
+  {" nano version %s by Chris Allegretta (compiled %s, %s)\n", 137},
+  {" Email: nano@nano-editor.org\tWeb: http://www.nano-editor.org\n", 138},
+  {"Mark Set", 139},
+  {"Mark UNset", 140},
+  {"check_wrap called with inptr->data=\"%s\"\n", 141},
+  {"current->data now = \"%s\"\n", 142},
+  {"After, data = \"%s\"\n", 143},
+  {"Error deleting tempfile, ack!", 144},
+  {"Could not create a temporary filename: %s", 145},
+  {"Could not invoke spell program \"%s\"", 146},
+  {"Could not invoke \"ispell\"", 147},
+  {"Finished checking spelling", 148},
+  {"Save modified buffer (ANSWERING \"No\" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ? ", 149},
+  {"Cannot resize top win", 150},
+  {"Cannot move top win", 151},
+  {"Cannot resize edit win", 152},
+  {"Cannot move edit win", 153},
+  {"Cannot resize bottom win", 154},
+  {"Cannot move bottom win", 155},
+  {"%s enable/disable", 156},
+  {"enabled", 157},
+  {"disabled", 158},
+  {"Main: set up windows\n", 159},
+  {"Main: bottom win\n", 160},
+  {"Main: open file\n", 161},
+  {"I got Alt-O-%c! (%d)\n", 162},
+  {"I got Alt-[-1-%c! (%d)\n", 163},
+  {"I got Alt-[-2-%c! (%d)\n", 164},
+  {"I got Alt-[-%c! (%d)\n", 165},
+  {"I got Alt-%c! (%d)\n", 166},
+  {"Case Sensitive Regexp Search%s%s", 167},
+  {"Regexp Search%s%s", 168},
+  {"Case Sensitive Search%s%s", 169},
+  {"Search%s%s", 170},
+  {" (to replace)", 171},
+  {"Search Cancelled", 172},
+  {"Search Wrapped", 173},
+  {"Replaced %d occurences", 174},
+  {"Replaced 1 occurence", 175},
+  {"Replace Cancelled", 176},
+  {"Replace with", 177},
+  {"Replace this instance?", 178},
+  {"Enter line number", 179},
+  {"Aborted", 180},
+  {"Come on, be reasonable", 181},
+  {"Only %d lines available, skipping to last line", 182},
+  {"actual_x_from_start for xplus=%d returned %d\n", 183},
+  {"input '%c' (%d)\n", 184},
+  {"New Buffer", 185},
+  {"  File: ...", 186},
+  {"Modified", 187},
+  {"Moved to (%d, %d) in edit buffer\n", 188},
+  {"current->data = \"%s\"\n", 189},
+  {"I got \"%s\"\n", 190},
+  {"Yes", 191},
+  {"All", 192},
+  {"No", 193},
+  {"do_cursorpos: linepct = %f, bytepct = %f\n", 194},
+  {"line %d of %d (%.0f%%), character %d of %d (%.0f%%)", 195},
+  {"Dumping file buffer to stderr...\n", 196},
+  {"Dumping cutbuffer to stderr...\n", 197},
+  {"Dumping a buffer to stderr...\n", 198},
 };
 
-int _msg_tbl_length = 200;
+int _msg_tbl_length = 198;
diff --git a/po/nano.pot b/po/nano.pot
index 4c3dabbc..3fe31d2a 100644
--- a/po/nano.pot
+++ b/po/nano.pot
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2000-10-31 00:29-0500\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2000-10-31 00:31-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -263,139 +263,131 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel the current function"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:208
-msgid "Use the null string, \"\""
-msgstr ""
-
-#: global.c:212 global.c:324 global.c:412
+#: global.c:211 global.c:323 global.c:408
 msgid "Get Help"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:215 global.c:223
+#: global.c:214 global.c:222
 msgid "WriteOut"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:219 global.c:401
+#: global.c:218 global.c:397
 msgid "Exit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:227 global.c:320 global.c:342 global.c:362
+#: global.c:226 global.c:319 global.c:341 global.c:361
 msgid "Goto Line"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:232 global.c:311
+#: global.c:231 global.c:310
 msgid "Justify"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:236 global.c:307 global.c:338
+#: global.c:235 global.c:306 global.c:337
 msgid "Replace"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:240
+#: global.c:239
 msgid "Read File"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:244
+#: global.c:243
 msgid "Where Is"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:248 global.c:393
+#: global.c:247 global.c:389
 msgid "Prev Page"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:252 global.c:397
+#: global.c:251 global.c:393
 msgid "Next Page"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:256
+#: global.c:255
 msgid "Cut Text"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:259
+#: global.c:258
 msgid "UnCut Txt"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:263
+#: global.c:262
 msgid "Cur Pos"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:267
+#: global.c:266
 msgid "To Spell"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:271
+#: global.c:270
 msgid "Up"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:274
+#: global.c:273
 msgid "Down"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:277
+#: global.c:276
 msgid "Forward"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:280
+#: global.c:279
 msgid "Back"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:283
+#: global.c:282
 msgid "Home"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:286
+#: global.c:285
 msgid "End"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:289
+#: global.c:288
 msgid "Refresh"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:292
+#: global.c:291
 msgid "Mark Text"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:295
+#: global.c:294
 msgid "Delete"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:299
+#: global.c:298
 msgid "Backspace"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:303
+#: global.c:302
 msgid "Tab"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:315
+#: global.c:314
 msgid "Enter"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:328 global.c:349 global.c:370 global.c:383
+#: global.c:327 global.c:348 global.c:369 global.c:379
 msgid "First Line"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:331 global.c:352 global.c:373 global.c:386
+#: global.c:330 global.c:351 global.c:372 global.c:382
 msgid "Last Line"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:334 global.c:355
+#: global.c:333 global.c:354
 msgid "Case Sens"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:345 global.c:365 global.c:379 global.c:389 global.c:405
-#: global.c:409 global.c:415 winio.c:974
+#: global.c:344 global.c:364 global.c:375 global.c:385 global.c:401
+#: global.c:405 global.c:411 winio.c:974
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:358
+#: global.c:357
 msgid "No Replace"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: global.c:376
-msgid "Null Str"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: nano.c:115
 msgid ""
 "\n"
@@ -782,24 +774,24 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Replace with"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: search.c:476
+#: search.c:473
 msgid "Replace this instance?"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. Ask for it
-#: search.c:537
+#: search.c:534
 msgid "Enter line number"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: search.c:539
+#: search.c:536
 msgid "Aborted"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: search.c:559
+#: search.c:556
 msgid "Come on, be reasonable"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: search.c:564
+#: search.c:561
 #, c-format
 msgid "Only %d lines available, skipping to last line"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index 351155c3..c3d53938 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -445,9 +445,6 @@ int do_replace(void)
     case 0:		/* They actually entered something */
 	strncpy(last_replace, answer, 132);
 	break;
-    case NANO_NULL_KEY:		/* They want the null string */
-	strcpy(last_replace, "");
-	break;
     default:
         if (i != -2) {	/* First page, last page, for example 
 				   could get here */