--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1959,60 +1959,31 @@ op_delete(oap)
 		    curwin->w_cursor.coladd = 0;
 	    }
 #endif
-	    if (oap->op_type == OP_DELETE
-		    && oap->inclusive
-		    && oap->end.lnum == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count
-		    && n > (int)STRLEN(ml_get(oap->end.lnum)))
-	    {
-		/* Special case: gH<Del> deletes the last line. */
-		del_lines(1L, FALSE);
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-		(void)del_bytes((long)n, !virtual_op,
-				oap->op_type == OP_DELETE && !oap->is_VIsual);
-	    }
+	    (void)del_bytes((long)n, !virtual_op,
+			    oap->op_type == OP_DELETE && !oap->is_VIsual);
 	}
 	else				/* delete characters between lines */
 	{
 	    pos_T   curpos;
-	    int     delete_last_line;
 
 	    /* save deleted and changed lines for undo */
 	    if (u_save((linenr_T)(curwin->w_cursor.lnum - 1),
 		 (linenr_T)(curwin->w_cursor.lnum + oap->line_count)) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 
-	    delete_last_line = (oap->end.lnum == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count);
 	    truncate_line(TRUE);	/* delete from cursor to end of line */
 
 	    curpos = curwin->w_cursor;	/* remember curwin->w_cursor */
 	    ++curwin->w_cursor.lnum;
 	    del_lines((long)(oap->line_count - 2), FALSE);
 
-	    if (delete_last_line)
-		oap->end.lnum = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
-
+	    /* delete from start of line until op_end */
 	    n = (oap->end.col + 1 - !oap->inclusive);
-	    if (oap->inclusive && delete_last_line
-		    && n > (int)STRLEN(ml_get(oap->end.lnum)))
-	    {
-		/* Special case: gH<Del> deletes the last line. */
-		del_lines(1L, FALSE);
-		curwin->w_cursor = curpos;	/* restore curwin->w_cursor */
-		if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
-		    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-		/* delete from start of line until op_end */
-		curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
-		(void)del_bytes((long)n, !virtual_op,
-				oap->op_type == OP_DELETE && !oap->is_VIsual);
-		curwin->w_cursor = curpos;	/* restore curwin->w_cursor */
-	    }
-	    if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum < curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
-		(void)do_join(2, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	    curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
+	    (void)del_bytes((long)n, !virtual_op,
+			    oap->op_type == OP_DELETE && !oap->is_VIsual);
+	    curwin->w_cursor = curpos;	/* restore curwin->w_cursor */
+	    (void)do_join(2, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 	}
     }