diff --git a/gidubba.asm b/gidubba.asm
index 47a3e55..4a0244e 100644
--- a/gidubba.asm
+++ b/gidubba.asm
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ cpend:  breq    r0, r0, copy
 
         ;Delete a line
 
-        ;Check the counter
+        ;Check for an empty counter
 delete: xor     r0, r0
         load    r1, count
         breq    r0, r1, cmdp
@@ -652,28 +652,18 @@ dchend: load    r0, 0
         load    r1, #1a
         breq    r0, r1, cmdp
 
-        ;Increment the line number
-        ;Load the number
-        load    r0, target
-        load    r1, target + 1
-        ;Increment
-        cleq    r0, r0, incdw
-        ;Store the number
-        store   target, r0
-        store   target + 1, r1
-
-        ;Reset the line number
-        xor     r0, r0
-        store   lnnum, r0
-        store   lnnum + 1, r0
-
-        ;Get the save start address
-        ;High byte
-        load    r0, svstrt
-        store   eoflod + 1, r0
+        ;Increment the buffer address
         ;Low byte
-        load    r0, svstrt + 1
-        store   eoflod + 2, r0
+        load    r0, target + 1
+        load    r2, count
+        cleq    r0, r0, sum
+        store   target + 1, r0
+        ;Add the overflow to the high byte
+        load    r0, target
+        xor     r2, r2
+        xor     r2, r1
+        cleq    r0, r0, sum
+        store   target, r0
 
         ;Find the next line in the save and store its number
         cleq    r0, r0, fend
@@ -717,20 +707,8 @@ stomov: store   0, r0
         ;Move the next character
         breq    r0, r0, lodmov
 
-        ;Loop
-        ;Decrement the counter
-delend: load    r0, count
-        load    r2, #ff
-        cleq    r0, r0, sum
-        store   count, r0
-        ;Decrement the line number
-        load    r0, target
-        load    r1, target + 1
-        cleq    r0, r0, decdw
-        store   target, r0
-        store   target + 1, r1
-        ;Loop
-        breq    r0, r0, delete
+        ;Return to the command prompt
+delend: breq    r0, r0, cmdp
 
         ;***