diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index bb6ea77b6..b5dba7347 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static const wchar_t *name_arr[] =
 	L"complete",
 	L"beginning-of-history",
 	L"end-of-history",
-	L"delete-line",
 	L"backward-kill-line",
 	L"kill-whole-line",
 	L"kill-word",
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ static const wchar_t code_arr[] =
 	R_COMPLETE,
 	R_BEGINNING_OF_HISTORY,
 	R_END_OF_HISTORY,
-	R_DELETE_LINE,
 	R_BACKWARD_KILL_LINE,
 	R_KILL_WHOLE_LINE,
 	R_KILL_WORD,
diff --git a/input.h b/input.h
index 019359342..3c3bae159 100644
--- a/input.h
+++ b/input.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ enum
 	R_COMPLETE,
 	R_BEGINNING_OF_HISTORY,
 	R_END_OF_HISTORY,
-	R_DELETE_LINE,
 	R_BACKWARD_KILL_LINE,
 	R_KILL_WHOLE_LINE,
 	R_KILL_WORD,
diff --git a/reader.c b/reader.c
index 6a15ca4f7..47fd18690 100644
--- a/reader.c
+++ b/reader.c
@@ -2837,15 +2837,6 @@ wchar_t *reader_readline()
 				break;
 			}
 
-			case R_DELETE_LINE:
-			{
-				data->buff[0]=0;
-				data->buff_len=0;
-				data->buff_pos=0;
-				repaint();
-				break;
-			}
-
 			/* kill one word left */
 			case R_BACKWARD_KILL_WORD:
 			{
diff --git a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
index 8db6d8037..7e9475a30 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function fish_default_key_bindings -d "Default (Emacs-like) key bindings for fis
 	bind \el __fish_list_current_token
 	bind \ew 'set tok (commandline -pt); if test $tok[1]; whatis $tok[1]; commandline -f repaint; end'
 	bind \cl 'clear; commandline -f repaint'
-	bind \cc delete-line
+	bind \cc 'commandline ""; commandline -f repaint'
 	bind \cu backward-kill-line
 	bind \ed kill-word
 	bind \cw backward-kill-word