diff --git a/source/src/docs.cpp b/source/src/docs.cpp
index f092e4f5..56a1c6c6 100644
--- a/source/src/docs.cpp
+++ b/source/src/docs.cpp
@@ -178,9 +178,6 @@ char *cvecstr(vector<char *> &cvec, const char *substr, int *rline = NULL)
     return r;
 }
 
-// 2010apr16 : flowtron
-// we can also use
-//                  docfind(SEARCH, quiet=true) ? DONE : UNDONE
 void listundoneidents(vector<const char *> &inames, int allidents)
 {
     enumeratekt(*idents, const char *, name, ident, id,
@@ -234,7 +231,7 @@ void docinvalid()
     });
 }
 
-bool docfind(char *search, bool quiet = false)
+void docfind(char *search)
 {
     enumerate(docidents, docident, i,
     {
@@ -250,11 +247,9 @@ bool docfind(char *search, bool quiet = false)
             const int matchchars = 200;
             string match;
             copystring(match, r-srch[rline] > matchchars/2 ? r-matchchars/2 : srch[rline], matchchars/2);
-            if(quiet) return true;
             conoutf("%-20s%s", i.name, match);
         }
     });
-    if(quiet) return false;
 }
 
 char *xmlstringenc(char *d, const char *s, size_t len)