1 files changed, 2 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index f90bc5449..e625a0965 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static void process_files(void)
 /* It is possible to have a command line argument with embedded
  * newlines.  This counts as multiple command lines.
  * However, newline can be escaped: 's/e/z\<newline>z/'
- * We check for this.
+ * add_cmd() handles this.
  */
 
 static void add_cmd_block(char *cmdstr)
@@ -1387,22 +1387,8 @@ static void add_cmd_block(char *cmdstr)
         cmdstr = sv = xstrdup(cmdstr);
         do {
                 eol = strchr(cmdstr, '\n');
- next:
-                if (eol) {
-                        /* Count preceding slashes */
-                        int slashes = 0;
-                        char *sl = eol;
-
-                        while (sl != cmdstr && *--sl == '\\')
-                                slashes++;
-                        /* Odd number of preceding slashes - newline is escaped */
-                        if (slashes & 1) {
-                                overlapping_strcpy(eol - 1, eol);
-                                eol = strchr(eol, '\n');
-                                goto next;
-                        }
+                if (eol)
                         *eol = '\0';
-                }
                 add_cmd(cmdstr);
                 cmdstr = eol + 1;
         } while (eol);