diff --git a/lib/ace/document.js b/lib/ace/document.js
index bb25eeb6..20250ba7 100644
--- a/lib/ace/document.js
+++ b/lib/ace/document.js
@@ -166,9 +166,8 @@ var Document = function(text) {
             
         position = this.$clipPosition(position);
             
-        if (this.$lines.length <= 1) {
+        if (this.getLength() <= 1)
             this.$detectNewLine(text);
-        }
 
         var newLines = this.$split(text);
 
@@ -336,15 +335,13 @@ var Document = function(text) {
     };
     
     this.replace = function(range, text) {
-        // Shortcut: Nothing to replace in this case.
         if (text.length == 0 && range.isEmpty())
             return range.start;
         
         // Shortcut: If the text we want to insert is the same as it is already
         // in the document, we don't have to replace anything.
-        if (text == this.getTextRange(range)) {
+        if (text == this.getTextRange(range))
             return range.end;
-        }
     
         this.remove(range);
         if (text) {