diff --git a/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.cpp b/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.cpp
index 5700586da7..2a684f44f2 100644
--- a/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ GrepWindow::GrepWindow(BMessage* message)
 	fEscapeText(NULL),
 	fTextOnly(NULL),
 	fInvokePe(NULL),
-	fShowLinesMenuitem(NULL),
 	fHistoryMenu(NULL),
 	fEncodingMenu(NULL),
 	fUTF8(NULL),
@@ -296,10 +295,6 @@ void GrepWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			_OnSelectInTracker();
 			break;
 
-		case MSG_MENU_SHOW_LINES:
-			_OnMenuShowLines();
-			break;
-
 		case MSG_CHECKBOX_SHOW_LINES:
 			_OnCheckboxShowLines();
 			break;
@@ -482,10 +477,6 @@ GrepWindow::_CreateMenus()
 	fInvokePe = new BMenuItem(
 		B_TRANSLATE("Open files in Pe"), new BMessage(MSG_INVOKE_PE));
 
-	fShowLinesMenuitem = new BMenuItem(
-		B_TRANSLATE("Show lines"), new BMessage(MSG_MENU_SHOW_LINES), 'L');
-	fShowLinesMenuitem->SetMarked(true);
-
 	fUTF8 = new BMenuItem("UTF8", new BMessage('utf8'));
 	fShiftJIS = new BMenuItem("ShiftJIS", new BMessage(B_SJIS_CONVERSION));
 	fEUC = new BMenuItem("EUC", new BMessage(B_EUC_CONVERSION));
@@ -514,8 +505,6 @@ GrepWindow::_CreateMenus()
 	fPreferencesMenu->AddItem(fEscapeText);
 	fPreferencesMenu->AddItem(fTextOnly);
 	fPreferencesMenu->AddItem(fInvokePe);
-	fPreferencesMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
-	fPreferencesMenu->AddItem(fShowLinesMenuitem);
 
 	fEncodingMenu->AddItem(fUTF8);
 	fEncodingMenu->AddItem(fShiftJIS);
@@ -682,11 +671,6 @@ GrepWindow::_LoadPrefs()
 	fTextOnly->SetMarked(fModel->fTextOnly);
 	fInvokePe->SetMarked(fModel->fInvokePe);
 
-	fShowLinesCheckbox->SetValue(
-		fModel->fShowContents ? B_CONTROL_ON : B_CONTROL_OFF);
-	fShowLinesMenuitem->SetMarked(
-		fModel->fShowContents ? true : false);
-
 	switch (fModel->fEncoding) {
 		case 0:
 			fUTF8->SetMarked(true);
@@ -1075,7 +1059,7 @@ GrepWindow::_OnReportResult(BMessage* message)
 	if (item == NULL) {
 		item = new ResultItem(ref);
 		fSearchResults->AddItem(item);
-		item->SetExpanded(fModel->fShowContents);
+		item->SetExpanded(fShowLinesCheckbox->Value() == 1);
 	}
 
 	const char* buf;
@@ -1178,10 +1162,6 @@ GrepWindow::_OnInvokePe()
 void
 GrepWindow::_OnCheckboxShowLines()
 {
-	// toggle checkbox and menuitem
-	fModel->fShowContents = !fModel->fShowContents;
-	fShowLinesMenuitem->SetMarked(!fShowLinesMenuitem->IsMarked());
-
 	// Selection in BOutlineListView in multiple selection mode
 	// gets weird when collapsing. I've tried all sorts of things.
 	// It seems impossible to make it behave just right.
@@ -1212,7 +1192,7 @@ GrepWindow::_OnCheckboxShowLines()
 	for (int32 x = 0; x < numItems; ++x) {
 		BListItem* listItem = fSearchResults->FullListItemAt(x);
 		if (listItem->OutlineLevel() == 0) {
-			if (fModel->fShowContents) {
+			if (fShowLinesCheckbox->Value() == 1) {
 				if (!fSearchResults->IsExpanded(x))
 					fSearchResults->Expand(listItem);
 			} else {
@@ -1228,15 +1208,6 @@ GrepWindow::_OnCheckboxShowLines()
 }
 
 
-void
-GrepWindow::_OnMenuShowLines()
-{
-	// toggle companion checkbox
-	fShowLinesCheckbox->SetValue(!fShowLinesCheckbox->Value());
-	_OnCheckboxShowLines();
-}
-
-
 void
 GrepWindow::_OnInvokeItem()
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.h b/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.h
index 702bc201e5..afcad60058 100644
--- a/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/text_search/GrepWindow.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ private:
 			void				_OnTextOnly();
 			void				_OnInvokePe();
 			void				_OnCheckboxShowLines();
-			void				_OnMenuShowLines();
 			void				_OnInvokeItem();
 			void				_OnSearchText();
 			void				_OnHistoryItem(BMessage* message);
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ private:
 			BMenuItem*			fEscapeText;
 			BMenuItem*			fTextOnly;
 			BMenuItem*			fInvokePe;
-			BMenuItem*			fShowLinesMenuitem;
 			BMenu*				fHistoryMenu;
 			BMenu*				fEncodingMenu;
 			BMenuItem*			fUTF8;
diff --git a/src/apps/text_search/Model.cpp b/src/apps/text_search/Model.cpp
index eb847a963b..c76d65ae41 100644
--- a/src/apps/text_search/Model.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/text_search/Model.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Model::Model()
 	fEscapeText(true),
 	fTextOnly(true),
 	fInvokePe(false),
-	fShowContents(false),
 
 	fFrame(100, 100, 500, 400),
 
@@ -101,10 +100,6 @@ Model::LoadPrefs()
 	if (file.ReadAttr("InvokePe", B_INT32_TYPE, 0, &value, sizeof(int32)) > 0)
 		fInvokePe = (value != 0);
 
-	if (file.ReadAttr("ShowContents", B_INT32_TYPE, 0, &value,
-			sizeof(int32)) > 0)
-		fShowContents = (value != 0);
-
 	char buffer [B_PATH_NAME_LENGTH+1];
 	int32 length = file.ReadAttr("FilePanelPath", B_STRING_TYPE, 0, &buffer,
 		sizeof(buffer));
@@ -161,9 +156,6 @@ Model::SavePrefs()
 	value = fInvokePe ? 1 : 0;
 	file.WriteAttr("InvokePe", B_INT32_TYPE, 0, &value, sizeof(int32));
 
-	value = fShowContents ? 1 : 0;
-	file.WriteAttr("ShowContents", B_INT32_TYPE, 0, &value, sizeof(int32));
-
 	file.WriteAttr("WindowFrame", B_RECT_TYPE, 0, &fFrame, sizeof(BRect));
 
 	file.WriteAttr("FilePanelPath", B_STRING_TYPE, 0, fFilePanelPath.String(),
diff --git a/src/apps/text_search/Model.h b/src/apps/text_search/Model.h
index 81956d8c13..9b8fe2b996 100644
--- a/src/apps/text_search/Model.h
+++ b/src/apps/text_search/Model.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ enum {
 	MSG_ESCAPE_TEXT,
 	MSG_TEXT_ONLY,
 	MSG_INVOKE_PE,
-	MSG_MENU_SHOW_LINES,
 	MSG_CHECKBOX_SHOW_LINES,
 	MSG_SEARCH_TEXT,
 	MSG_INVOKE_ITEM,
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ public:
 			// Whether we open the item in Pe and jump to the correct line.
 			bool				fInvokePe;
 
-			// Whether to show the contents of matching files.
-			bool				fShowContents;
-
 			// The dimensions of the window.
 			BRect				fFrame;