diff --git a/lib/ace/commands/default_commands.js b/lib/ace/commands/default_commands.js
index def3bc11..e02823d4 100644
--- a/lib/ace/commands/default_commands.js
+++ b/lib/ace/commands/default_commands.js
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ canon.addCommand({
 canon.addCommand({
     name: "del",
     bindKey: bindKey("Delete", "Delete|Ctrl-D"),
-    exec: function(env, args, request) { env.editor.removeRight(); }
+    exec: function(env, args, request) { env.editor.remove("right"); }
 });
 canon.addCommand({
     name: "backspace",
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ canon.addCommand({
         "Ctrl-Backspace|Command-Backspace|Option-Backspace|Shift-Backspace|Backspace",
         "Ctrl-Backspace|Command-Backspace|Shift-Backspace|Backspace|Ctrl-H"
     ),
-    exec: function(env, args, request) { env.editor.removeLeft(); }
+    exec: function(env, args, request) { env.editor.remove("left"); }
 });
 canon.addCommand({
     name: "removetolinestart",
diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 8b9ee8b9..c98086a2 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -656,32 +656,26 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
         return this.$modeBehaviours;
     };
 
-    this.removeRight = function() {
+    this.remove = function(dir) {
         if (this.$readOnly)
             return;
 
-        if (this.selection.isEmpty()) {
-            this.selection.selectRight();
-        }
-        this.session.remove(this.getSelectionRange());
-        this.clearSelection();
-    };
-
-    this.removeLeft = function() {
-        if (this.$readOnly)
-            return;
-
-        if (this.selection.isEmpty())
-            this.selection.selectLeft();
+        if (this.selection.isEmpty()){
+			if(dir == "left")
+				this.selection.selectLeft();
+			else
+				this.selection.selectRight();
+		}
 
         var range = this.getSelectionRange();
         if (this.getBehavioursEnabled()) {
             var session = this.session;
             var state = session.getState(range.start.row);
             var new_range = session.getMode().transformAction(state, 'deletion', this, session, range);
-            if (new_range !== false) {
+            if (new_range === false)
+				return;
+            if (new_range)
                 range = new_range;
-            }
         }
 
         this.session.remove(range);