diff --git a/lib/libedit/el.c b/lib/libedit/el.c
index 8dcd6985752b34..d6cfb2df8012e0 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/el.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/el.c
@@ -473,30 +473,6 @@ el_get(EditLine *el, int op, ...)
 	return (rv);
 }
 
-/* el_data_get():
- *	Set user private data.
- */
-public void
-el_data_set (el, data)
-    EditLine *el;
-    void *data;
-{
-    el->el_data = data;
-
-    return;
-}
-
-/* el_data_get():
- *	Return user private data.
- */
-public void *
-el_data_get (el)
-    EditLine *el;
-{
-    if (el->el_data)
-	return (el->el_data);
-    return (NULL);
-}
 
 /* el_line():
  *	Return editing info
diff --git a/lib/libedit/histedit.h b/lib/libedit/histedit.h
index 24af1d5e912731..8a6caf96c035e7 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/histedit.h
+++ b/lib/libedit/histedit.h
@@ -154,13 +154,6 @@ int		el_source(EditLine *, const char *);
  */
 void		 el_resize(EditLine *);
 
-
-/*
- * Set user private data.
- */
-void            el_data_set(EditLine *, void *);
-void *          el_data_get(EditLine *);
-
 /*
  * User-defined function interface.
  */
diff --git a/lib/libedit/term.c b/lib/libedit/term.c
index 4899193a863a31..e5264848b80960 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/term.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/term.c
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ term_init(EditLine *el)
 	if (el->el_term.t_val == NULL)
 		return (-1);
 	(void) memset(el->el_term.t_val, 0, T_val * sizeof(int));
-	term_init_arrow(el);
 	(void) term_set(el, NULL);
+	term_init_arrow(el);
 	return (0);
 }