diff --git a/contrib/libreadline/readline.c b/contrib/libreadline/readline.c
index 5e9767ab47f..5eaaf47435e 100644
--- a/contrib/libreadline/readline.c
+++ b/contrib/libreadline/readline.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ rl_set_prompt (prompt)
 {
   FREE (rl_prompt);
   rl_prompt = prompt ? savestring (prompt) : (char *)NULL;
+  rl_display_prompt = rl_prompt ? rl_prompt : "";
 
   rl_visible_prompt_length = rl_expand_prompt (rl_prompt);
   return 0;
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ _rl_dispatch_subseq (key, map, got_subseq)
 
 	  rl_dispatching = 1;
 	  RL_SETSTATE(RL_STATE_DISPATCHING);
-	  r = (*map[key].function)(rl_numeric_arg * rl_arg_sign, key);
+	  (*map[key].function)(rl_numeric_arg * rl_arg_sign, key);
 	  RL_UNSETSTATE(RL_STATE_DISPATCHING);
 	  rl_dispatching = 0;
 
diff --git a/contrib/libreadline/text.c b/contrib/libreadline/text.c
index 9053e96903b..bb87604aa6d 100644
--- a/contrib/libreadline/text.c
+++ b/contrib/libreadline/text.c
@@ -1071,8 +1071,6 @@ int
 rl_delete (count, key)
      int count, key;
 {
-  int r;
-
   if (count < 0)
     return (_rl_rubout_char (-count, key));
 
@@ -1090,17 +1088,17 @@ rl_delete (count, key)
       else
 	rl_forward_byte (count, key);
 
-      r = rl_kill_text (orig_point, rl_point);
+      rl_kill_text (orig_point, rl_point);
       rl_point = orig_point;
-      return r;
     }
   else
     {
       int new_point;
 
       new_point = MB_NEXTCHAR (rl_line_buffer, rl_point, 1, MB_FIND_NONZERO);
-      return (rl_delete_text (rl_point, new_point));
+      rl_delete_text (rl_point, new_point);
     }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /* Delete the character under the cursor, unless the insertion