diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/matching_brace_outdent.js b/lib/ace/mode/matching_brace_outdent.js
index abdd7ed4..07f4829e 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/matching_brace_outdent.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/matching_brace_outdent.js
@@ -60,12 +60,7 @@ var MatchingBraceOutdent = function() {};
     };
 
     this.$getIndent = function(line) {
-        var match = line.match(/^(\s+)/);
-        if (match) {
-            return match[1];
-        }
-
-        return "";
+        return line.match(/^\s*/)[0];
     };
 
 }).call(MatchingBraceOutdent.prototype);
diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/text.js b/lib/ace/mode/text.js
index edef0204..02cb466e 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/text.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/text.js
@@ -116,12 +116,7 @@ var Mode = function() {
     };
 
     this.$getIndent = function(line) {
-        var match = line.match(/^(\s+)/);
-        if (match) {
-            return match[1];
-        }
-
-        return "";
+        return line.match(/^\s*/)[0];
     };
     
     this.createWorker = function(session) {
diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/xquery.js b/lib/ace/mode/xquery.js
index 7dfdd5cf..e06478a4 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/xquery.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/xquery.js
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ oop.inherits(Mode, TextMode);
 (function() {
 
     this.getNextLineIndent = function(state, line, tab) {
-      var indent = this.$getIndent(line);
-      var match = line.match(/\s*(?:then|else|return|[{\(]|<\w+>)\s*$/);
-      if (match)
-        indent += tab;
+        var indent = this.$getIndent(line);
+        var match = line.match(/\s*(?:then|else|return|[{\(]|<\w+>)\s*$/);
+        if (match)
+            indent += tab;
         return indent;
     };
     
     this.checkOutdent = function(state, line, input) {
-      if (! /^\s+$/.test(line))
+        if (! /^\s+$/.test(line))
             return false;
 
         return /^\s*[\}\)]/.test(input);
     };
     
     this.autoOutdent = function(state, doc, row) {
-      var line = doc.getLine(row);
+        var line = doc.getLine(row);
         var match = line.match(/^(\s*[\}\)])/);
 
         if (!match) return 0;
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ oop.inherits(Mode, TextMode);
         doc.replace(new Range(row, 0, row, column-1), indent);
     };
 
-    this.$getIndent = function(line) {
-        var match = line.match(/^(\s+)/);
-        if (match) {
-            return match[1];
-        }
-
-        return "";
-    };
-    
     this.toggleCommentLines = function(state, doc, startRow, endRow) {
         var i, line;
         var outdent = true;