diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 91343a95e..1ca448930 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1434,13 +1434,12 @@ typedef struct line_input_t {
 # endif
 } line_input_t;
 enum {
-	DO_HISTORY = 1 * (MAX_HISTORY > 0),
-	SAVE_HISTORY = 2 * (MAX_HISTORY > 0) * ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY,
-	TAB_COMPLETION = 4 * ENABLE_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION,
-	USERNAME_COMPLETION = 8 * ENABLE_FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION,
-	VI_MODE = 0x10 * ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_VI,
-	WITH_PATH_LOOKUP = 0x20,
-	FOR_SHELL = DO_HISTORY | SAVE_HISTORY | TAB_COMPLETION | USERNAME_COMPLETION,
+	DO_HISTORY       = 1 * (MAX_HISTORY > 0),
+	TAB_COMPLETION   = 2 * ENABLE_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION,
+	USERNAME_COMPLETION = 4 * ENABLE_FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION,
+	VI_MODE          = 8 * ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_VI,
+	WITH_PATH_LOOKUP = 0x10,
+	FOR_SHELL        = DO_HISTORY | TAB_COMPLETION | USERNAME_COMPLETION,
 };
 line_input_t *new_line_input_t(int flags) FAST_FUNC;
 /* So far static: void free_line_input_t(line_input_t *n) FAST_FUNC; */
diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 0786f9ae6..603bbfcae 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -1402,8 +1402,6 @@ void save_history(line_input_t *st)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
 
-	if (!(st->flags & SAVE_HISTORY))
-		return;
 	if (!st->hist_file)
 		return;
 	if (st->cnt_history <= st->cnt_history_in_file)
@@ -1447,8 +1445,6 @@ static void save_history(char *str)
 	int fd;
 	int len, len2;
 
-	if (!(state->flags & SAVE_HISTORY))
-		return;
 	if (!state->hist_file)
 		return;
 
@@ -2188,7 +2184,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(line_input_t *st, const char *prompt, char *comman
 	state = st ? st : (line_input_t*) &const_int_0;
 #if MAX_HISTORY > 0
 # if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY
-	if ((state->flags & SAVE_HISTORY) && state->hist_file)
+	if (state->hist_file)
 		if (state->cnt_history == 0)
 			load_history(state);
 # endif
diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index a9e2dd311..7a34f59ae 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -7820,7 +7820,7 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 */
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
-	G.line_input_state = new_line_input_t(FOR_SHELL & ~SAVE_HISTORY);
+	G.line_input_state = new_line_input_t(FOR_SHELL);
 #endif
 
 	/* Initialize some more globals to non-zero values */
@@ -8105,7 +8105,6 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			if (hp) {
 				G.line_input_state->hist_file = hp;
-				G.line_input_state->flags |= SAVE_HISTORY;
 				//set_local_var(xasprintf("HISTFILE=%s", ...));
 			}
 #  if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_HISTFILESIZE