diff --git a/bash/options b/bash/options
index a675b4d..ba7d186 100755
--- a/bash/options
+++ b/bash/options
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ export HISTFILE="${HOME}/.bash/.history"
 
 export HISTSIZE=1000
 
-# don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
-# don't overwrite GNU Midnight Commander's setting of `ignorespace'.
-export HISTCONTROL=$HISTCONTROL${HISTCONTROL+,}ignoredups
-# ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
+# ignore both duplicates and whitespace in history
 export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
 
 # append to the history file, don't overwrite it