diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 079c1312..3b6e5964 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	main loop.  This prevents a segfault when trying to open a directory.
 	* src/search.c (findnextstr): Provide feedback when searching takes
 	longer than roughly half a second (on average).
+	* src/*.c: Remove the 'last_replace' variable that is never used.
 
 2016-03-23  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/search.c (findnextstr): Prevent the internal spell checker from
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index fb0fc8c6..03a95483 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ ssize_t wrap_at = -CHARS_FROM_EOL;
 
 char *last_search = NULL;
 	/* The last string we searched for. */
-char *last_replace = NULL;
-	/* The last replacement string we searched for. */
 
 unsigned flags[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	/* Our flag containing the states of all global options. */
@@ -1650,7 +1648,6 @@ void thanks_for_all_the_fish(void)
 #endif
     free(answer);
     free(last_search);
-    free(last_replace);
 #ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
     free(alt_speller);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 78fbc8c8..f4ae87b7 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2479,9 +2479,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
-    /* Initialize the search and replace strings. */
+    /* Initialize the search string. */
     last_search = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
-    last_replace = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
 
     /* If tabsize wasn't specified, set its default value. */
     if (tabsize == -1)
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 860d3120..33972908 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ extern ssize_t wrap_at;
 #endif
 
 extern char *last_search;
-extern char *last_replace;
 
 extern unsigned flags[4];
 extern WINDOW *topwin;
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index c0afcc01..7c85da38 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void go_looking(void)
  * text in the passed string only when create is TRUE. */
 int replace_regexp(char *string, bool create)
 {
-    const char *c = last_replace;
+    const char *c = answer;
     size_t replacement_size = 0;
 
     /* Iterate through the replacement text to handle subexpression
@@ -850,8 +850,6 @@ void do_replace(void)
 	return;
     }
 
-    last_replace = mallocstrcpy(last_replace, answer);
-
     /* Save where we are. */
     edittop_save = openfile->edittop;
     begin = openfile->current;
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 08c6e81f..07dd6853 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ void do_full_justify(void)
  * return FALSE if the user cancels. */
 bool do_int_spell_fix(const char *word)
 {
-    char *save_search, *save_replace;
+    char *save_search;
     size_t match_len, current_x_save = openfile->current_x;
     size_t pww_save = openfile->placewewant;
     filestruct *edittop_save = openfile->edittop;
@@ -2388,13 +2388,9 @@ bool do_int_spell_fix(const char *word)
     UNSET(USE_REGEXP);
 #endif
 
-    /* Save the current search/replace strings. */
+    /* Save the current search string, then set it to the misspelled word. */
     save_search = last_search;
-    save_replace = last_replace;
-
-    /* Set the search/replace strings to the misspelled word. */
     last_search = mallocstrcpy(NULL, word);
-    last_replace = mallocstrcpy(NULL, word);
 
     focusing = TRUE;
 
@@ -2484,11 +2480,9 @@ bool do_int_spell_fix(const char *word)
     }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
-    /* Restore the search/replace strings. */
+    /* Restore the string that was last searched for. */
     free(last_search);
     last_search = save_search;
-    free(last_replace);
-    last_replace = save_replace;
 
     /* Restore where we were. */
     openfile->edittop = edittop_save;