diff --git a/g10/ChangeLog b/g10/ChangeLog
index d01bbc8f5..aaf842d35 100644
--- a/g10/ChangeLog
+++ b/g10/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-31  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* exec.h, exec.c (set_exec_path): Remove some dead code and change
+	all callers.  We no longer need to append to $PATH.
+
 2005-03-31  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	* keydb.c (keydb_add_resource): Clarify meaning of flags.  Add new
diff --git a/g10/exec.c b/g10/exec.c
index 0ba85a564..e9c9554f7 100644
--- a/g10/exec.c
+++ b/g10/exec.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* exec.c - generic call-a-program code
- * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int exec_write(struct exec_info **info,const char *program,
 
 int exec_read(struct exec_info *info) { return G10ERR_GENERAL; }
 int exec_finish(struct exec_info *info) { return G10ERR_GENERAL; }
-int set_exec_path(const char *path,int method) { return G10ERR_GENERAL; }
+int set_exec_path(const char *path) { return G10ERR_GENERAL; }
 
 #else /* ! NO_EXEC */
 
@@ -91,29 +91,17 @@ static int win_system(const char *command)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* method==0 to replace current $PATH, and 1 to append to current
-   $PATH.  */
-int set_exec_path(const char *path,int method)
+/* Replaces current $PATH */
+int set_exec_path(const char *path)
 {
-  char *p,*curpath=NULL;
-  size_t curlen=0;
+  char *p;
 
-  if(method==1 && (curpath=getenv("PATH")))
-    curlen=strlen(curpath)+1;
-
-  p=m_alloc(5+curlen+strlen(path)+1);
+  p=m_alloc(5+strlen(path)+1);
   strcpy(p,"PATH=");
-
-  if(curpath)
-    {
-      strcat(p,curpath);
-      strcat(p,":");
-    }
-
   strcat(p,path);
 
   if(DBG_EXTPROG)
-    log_debug("set_exec_path method %d: %s\n",method,p);
+    log_debug("set_exec_path: %s\n",p);
 
   /* Notice that path is never freed.  That is intentional due to the
      way putenv() works.  This leaks a few bytes if we call
diff --git a/g10/exec.h b/g10/exec.h
index 25369dc34..81e578bc6 100644
--- a/g10/exec.h
+++ b/g10/exec.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* exec.h
- * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GnuPG.
  *
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ int exec_write(struct exec_info **info,const char *program,
 	       const char *args_in,const char *name,int writeonly,int binary);
 int exec_read(struct exec_info *info);
 int exec_finish(struct exec_info *info);
-int set_exec_path(const char *path,int method);
+int set_exec_path(const char *path);
 
 #endif /* !_EXEC_H_ */
diff --git a/g10/g10.c b/g10/g10.c
index 12362172b..79a1e2008 100644
--- a/g10/g10.c
+++ b/g10/g10.c
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 	    break;
 	  case oTempDir: opt.temp_dir=pargs.r.ret_str; break;
 	  case oExecPath:
-	    if(set_exec_path(pargs.r.ret_str,0))
+	    if(set_exec_path(pargs.r.ret_str))
 	      log_error(_("unable to set exec-path to %s\n"),pargs.r.ret_str);
 	    else
 	      opt.exec_path_set=1;
diff --git a/g10/keyserver.c b/g10/keyserver.c
index 19786c770..d52c95f0e 100644
--- a/g10/keyserver.c
+++ b/g10/keyserver.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ keyserver_spawn(int action,STRLIST list,KEYDB_SEARCH_DESC *desc,
      Unix-like systems (since we're going to give a full path to
      gpgkeys_foo), but on W32 it prevents loading any DLLs from
      directories in %PATH%. */
-  set_exec_path(GNUPG_LIBEXECDIR,0);
+  set_exec_path(GNUPG_LIBEXECDIR);
 #else
   if(opt.exec_path_set)
     {