diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/find.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/find.js
index daa5367d..1a13ce43 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/find.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/find.js
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ function Search()
 
     // Called when the user types a key in the search dialog. Triggers a find attempt
     this.searchKeyPressed = function(command) { 
-        //this.find(command_line.value, true, this.lastFindState()["point"]);
         if (command != "") {
             this.find(vimperator.commandline.getCommand(), true, this.lastFindState()["point"]);
             this.resumeFindState(this.lastFindState());
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
index 0044dff2..6cb3b144 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ var g_count = -1;        // the parsed integer of g_inputbuffer, or -1 if no cou
 var prev_match = new Array(5);
 var heredoc = '';
 
-// handles to our gui elements
-var command_line = null;
-
 // FIXME: if I rename this to another class name, it doesn't work, find the reason
 function nsBrowserStatusHandler() /*{{{*/
 {
@@ -189,9 +186,6 @@ function init()
     vimperator.registerCallback("complete", vimperator.modes.EX, function(str) { return exTabCompletion(str); } );
     //vimperator.registerCallback("complete", vimperator.modes.EX, function(str) { return moo();; } );
 
-    //status_line = document.getElementById("vim-statusbar");
-    command_line = document.getElementById("vimperator-commandline");
-
     // Setup our main status handler - from browser.js
     // this function reacts to status bar and url changes which are sent from the mozilla core
     window.XULBrowserWindow = new vimperator.browserStatusHandler;