@@ -142,19 +142,17 @@ static void action_emit(tty_interface_t *state) {

 }

 static void action_del_char(tty_interface_t *state) {

-	if (*state->search) {

-		size_t length = strlen(state->search);

-		if (state->cursor == 0) {

-			return;

-		}

-		size_t original_cursor = state->cursor;

+	size_t length = strlen(state->search);

+	if (state->cursor == 0) {

+		return;

+	}

+	size_t original_cursor = state->cursor;

+	state->cursor--;

+	while (!is_boundary(state->search[state->cursor]) && state->cursor)

 		state->cursor--;

-		while (!is_boundary(state->search[state->cursor]) && state->cursor)

-			state->cursor--;

-		memmove(&state->search[state->cursor], &state->search[original_cursor], length - original_cursor + 1);

-	}

+	memmove(&state->search[state->cursor], &state->search[original_cursor], length - original_cursor + 1);

 }

 static void action_del_word(tty_interface_t *state) {