diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 72903c172..bb953c0a4 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ void MainWindow::keyPressEvent (QKeyEvent * e)
       break;
     case Qt::Key_L:
       if(e->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
-        lookup (true);
+        lookup();
         genStdMsgs(m_rpt);
         return;
       }
@@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ void MainWindow::clearDX ()
   m_QSOProgress = CALLING;
 }
 
-void MainWindow::lookup (bool extend_grid)
+void MainWindow::lookup()                                       //lookup()
 {
   QString hisCall {ui->dxCallEntry->text()};
   if (!hisCall.size ()) return;
@@ -4215,7 +4215,7 @@ void MainWindow::lookup (bool extend_grid)
       for(int i=0; i<999999; i++) {
         n=f.readLine(c,sizeof(c));
         if(n <= 0) {
-          if (!extend_grid) ui->dxGridEntry->clear ();
+          ui->dxGridEntry->clear ();
           break;
         }
         QString t=QString(c);
@@ -4228,10 +4228,7 @@ void MainWindow::lookup (bool extend_grid)
           } else {
             hisgrid=hisgrid.mid(0,4) + hisgrid.mid(4,2).toLower();
           }
-          if (!ui->dxGridEntry->text ().size ()
-              || (extend_grid && 6 == hisgrid.size () && hisgrid.left (4) == ui->dxGridEntry->text ())) {
-            ui->dxGridEntry->setText(hisgrid);
-          }
+          ui->dxGridEntry->setText(hisgrid);
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -4241,7 +4238,7 @@ void MainWindow::lookup (bool extend_grid)
 
 void MainWindow::on_lookupButton_clicked()                    //Lookup button
 {
-  lookup (true);
+  lookup();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_addButton_clicked()                       //Add button
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 9ff062b2d..4404532da 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -578,8 +578,7 @@ private:
   void genStdMsgs(QString rpt, bool unconditional = false);
   void genCQMsg();
   void clearDX ();
-  void lookup (bool extend_grid = false); // extend_grid will fetch a
-                                          // 6-digit grid if available
+  void lookup();
   void ba2msg(QByteArray ba, char* message);
   void msgtype(QString t, QLineEdit* tx);
   void stub();