diff --git a/src/cmPlugin.ts b/src/cmPlugin.ts
index 7d33186..dfc8675 100644
--- a/src/cmPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/cmPlugin.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function findNext(context, cm: Editor, form, replace: boolean) {
     cm.focus();
 }
 
-function findPrevious(context, cm: Editor, form, replace: boolean) {
+function findPrevious(context, cm: Editor, form) {
     if (!validate(context, form))
         return;
 
@@ -173,15 +173,6 @@ function findPrevious(context, cm: Editor, form, replace: boolean) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Replace the matched text:
-    if (replace) {
-        if (form.options.preserveCase)
-            content = replacePreserveCase(content, regex, prepareReplacement(form.replacement, form.options));
-        else
-            content = content.replace(regex, prepareReplacement(form.replacement, form.options));
-        cm.replaceRange(content, contentStart, contentEnd);
-    }
-
     // Select the text that has been found:
     let newSelection = getMatchRange(content, match.index, replace ? form.replacement.length : match.length, contentStart);
     cm.setSelection(newSelection.from, newSelection.to);
@@ -224,7 +215,7 @@ module.exports = {
             });
 
             CodeMirror.defineExtension('SARPlugin.findPrevious', async function(form) {
-                findPrevious(context, this as Editor, form, false);
+                findPrevious(context, this as Editor, form);
             });
 
             CodeMirror.defineExtension('SARPlugin.replace', async function(form) {