diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index d961ad8c..7a6a9837 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -1237,18 +1237,10 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         replWith  = self.docSearch.getReplaceText()
         selText   = theCursor.selectedText()
 
-        if self.docSearch.doMatchCap:
-            replWith = transferCase(selText, replWith)
+        if searchFor:
+            if self.docSearch.doMatchCap:
+                replWith = transferCase(selText, replWith)
 
-        if self.docSearch.isRegEx:
-            isMatch = True
-        else:
-            if not self.docSearch.isCaseSense:
-                isMatch = searchFor.lower() == selText.lower()
-            else:
-                isMatch = searchFor == selText
-
-        if isMatch:
             theCursor.beginEditBlock()
             theCursor.removeSelectedText()
             theCursor.insertText(replWith)
@@ -1259,7 +1251,6 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
                 searchFor, replWith, theCursor.blockNumber()
             ))
 
-        if searchFor:
             self._findNext()
 
         return