diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 42144bde..d5b5abbe 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #   bash_completion - some programmable completion functions for bash 2.05b
 #
-#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.544 2003/04/15 08:54:50 ianmacd Exp $
+#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.545 2003/04/17 09:38:27 ianmacd Exp $
 #
 #   Copyright (C) Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org>
 #
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ _expand()
 
 	# expand ~username type directory specifications
 	if [[ "$cur" == \~*/* ]]; then
-		: eval cur=$cur
+		eval cur=$cur
 		
 	elif [[ "$cur" == \~* ]]; then
 		cur=${cur#\~}