diff --git a/bin/sh/histedit.c b/bin/sh/histedit.c
index 1a1e11e6f885..938df284a06c 100644
--- a/bin/sh/histedit.c
+++ b/bin/sh/histedit.c
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ histedit(void)
 				el_set(el, EL_EDITOR, "vi");
 			else if (Eflag) {
 				el_set(el, EL_EDITOR, "emacs");
-				el_set(el, EL_BIND, "^R", "em-inc-search-prev", NULL);
-				el_set(el, EL_BIND, "^W", "ed-delete-prev-word", NULL);
 			}
 			el_set(el, EL_BIND, "^I", "sh-complete", NULL);
 			el_source(el, NULL);