diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 9886a72..6eb9b7c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ static struct Config config = {
 
 	/* area around the icon, the triangle and the separator */
 	.horzpadding = 8,
-
-	/* if nonzero, enable type-to-select feature, can be togglet with -t */
-	.typetoselect = 0
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/xmenu.1 b/xmenu.1
index 3f45a0b..82a6ebb 100644
--- a/xmenu.1
+++ b/xmenu.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 xmenu \- menu utility for X
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B xmenu
-.RB [ \-irtw ]
+.RB [ \-irw ]
 .RB [ -p
 .IR position ]
 .RI [ title ]
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ must spawn at the position 100x500 of the monitor 0.
 If this option is set, the right mouse button is disabled;
 so pressing it will not trigger any menu item.
 .TP
-.B -t
-If this option is set, the type-to-select feature is enabled,
-so typing a string will select the first item matching it.
-.TP
 .B -w
 Asks the window manager to draw a border around the menus.
 This option may be buggy in some window managers,
@@ -105,6 +101,7 @@ Items can be selected using the arrow keys,
 Tab (with and without Shift),
 Home, End,
 Enter and Esc, and 1-9 keys.
+Items can also be selected by typing the first several characters in it.
 .TP
 .BR Home
 Select the first item in the menu.
@@ -117,16 +114,14 @@ Cycle through the items in the regular direction.
 .TP
 .BR Tab
 Cycle through the items in the regular direction.
-If the type-to-select feature is enabled, and there is a typed string in memory,
-cycle through matching items instead.
+When the type\-to\-select feature is active, cycle through matching items instead.
 .TP
 .BR Up
 Cycle through the items in the reverse direction.
 .TP
 .BR Shift-Tab
 Cycle through the items in the reverse direction.
-If the type-to-select feature is enabled, and there is a typed string in memory,
-cycle through matching items instead.
+When the type\-to\-select feature is active, cycle through matching items instead.
 .TP
 .BR Right ", " Enter
 Select the highlighted item.
@@ -137,6 +132,10 @@ Go to the menu above.
 .B Esc
 Go to the menu above or exit xmenu.
 .PP
+.B xmenu
+features the type\-to\-select selecting style,
+where typing a string will select the first item matching it.
+.PP
 Additional key bindings can be set at compile time by changing the
 .B config.h
 file.
diff --git a/xmenu.c b/xmenu.c
index acdabc2..f2eaab4 100644
--- a/xmenu.c
+++ b/xmenu.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ getoptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int ch;
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "ip:rtw")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "ip:rw")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'i':
 			iflag = 1;
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ getoptions(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'r':
 			rflag = 1;
 			break;
-		case 't':
-			config.typetoselect = !config.typetoselect;
-			break;
 		case 'w':
 			wflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -1376,8 +1373,6 @@ enteritem:
 				break;
 			default:
 append:
-				if (!config.typetoselect)
-					break;
 				for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 					append(text, buf, sizeof text, len);
 					if ((item = matchitem(currmenu, text, 0)))
@@ -1490,7 +1485,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if ((xim = XOpenIM(dpy, NULL, NULL, NULL)) == NULL)
 		errx(1, "XOpenIM: could not open input device");
 
-	/* get configuration */
+	/* process configuration and window class */
 	getresources();
 	classh.res_class = PROGNAME;
 	classh.res_name = getoptions(argc, argv);
diff --git a/xmenu.h b/xmenu.h
index 385eb82..b5f1556 100644
--- a/xmenu.h
+++ b/xmenu.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct Config {
 	int iconpadding;
 	int horzpadding;
 	int alignment;
-	int typetoselect;
 
 	/* the values below are set by options */
 	int monitor;