diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d44b2a10ef..91f6c6fe0a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2001-07-22  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
+
+	* src/test/gnc-test-stuff.[ch] (get_random_price): new func.
+
+	* src/register/splitreg.[ch]: remove null cell
+
+	* src/engine/Transaction.h: update docs
+
 2001-07-21  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
 
 	* src/register/cell-factory.[ch]: a new object for creation of
diff --git a/src/engine/Transaction.h b/src/engine/Transaction.h
index bbfb871133..0af01fca52 100644
--- a/src/engine/Transaction.h
+++ b/src/engine/Transaction.h
@@ -224,31 +224,9 @@ Timespec      xaccTransRetDatePostedTS (Transaction *trans);
 int           xaccTransCountSplits (Transaction *trans);
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* Commmodities.  Most of the commodity routines below are/will
- * be obsolescent.  They will all be replaced by two routines:
- * xaccTransSet/GetCurrency().  
- *
- * Semantics: Each transaction's 'currency' is by definition the
- * balancing common currency for the splits in that transaction.
- *
- * The xaccTransGetCurrency() routine will give the same result
- * as xaccTransFindCommonCurrency(), except that 'finding' won't
- * be necessary: the common currency will be stored with the 
- * transaction.  This will guarentee that a common currency is 
- * always avaiable, thus eliminating the need for many of the other
- * checks and comparisons.
- *
- * Note side effect: the Account structure will no longer store a
- * 'currency' and a 'security'. Instead it will store only one
- * commodity (i.e. currency), that is the one formerly known as
- * 'security'.  Meanwhile, we'll be in a transition period, where we
- * store the currency both in the account and the transaction. Warning
- * messages will print to the screen if things don't go well.  If
- * there are no warnings after a few months, then we'll make the
- * transition permanent.  Meanwhile, the xaccTransSetCurrency() will
- * attempt to do 'the right thing'.
+/* Commmodity routines. Each transaction's 'currency' is by definition
+ * the balancing common currency for the splits in that transaction.
  * */
-
 gnc_commodity * xaccTransGetCurrency (Transaction *trans);
 void xaccTransSetCurrency (Transaction *trans, gnc_commodity *curr);
 
diff --git a/src/register/splitreg.c b/src/register/splitreg.c
index 5714d55fcf..a46df647fe 100644
--- a/src/register/splitreg.c
+++ b/src/register/splitreg.c
@@ -415,37 +415,6 @@ static void
 configLayout (SplitRegister *reg)
 {
   CellBlock *curs;
-  int i;
-
-  /* fill things up with null cells */
-  for (i = 0; i < reg->cursor_header->num_cols; i++)
-  {
-    CellBlockCell *cb_cell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_header, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_ledger_single, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_ledger_double, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_ledger_double, 1, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_journal_single, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_journal_double, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_journal_double, 1, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-
-    cb_cell = gnc_cellblock_get_cell (reg->cursor_split, 0, i);
-    cb_cell->cell = reg->nullCell;
-  }
 
   switch (reg->type)
   {
@@ -779,8 +748,6 @@ xaccInitSplitRegister (SplitRegister *reg,
   /* --------------------------- */
   /* malloc the workhorse cells */
 
-  reg->nullCell = gnc_register_make_cell (BASIC_CELL_TYPE_NAME);
-
   gnc_register_add_cell (reg, DATE_CELL,  DATE_CELL_TYPE_NAME);
   gnc_register_add_cell (reg, NUM_CELL,   NUM_CELL_TYPE_NAME);
   gnc_register_add_cell (reg, DESC_CELL,  QUICKFILL_CELL_TYPE_NAME);
@@ -807,13 +774,6 @@ xaccInitSplitRegister (SplitRegister *reg,
   /* config the layout of the cells in the cursors */
   configLayout (reg);
 
-  /* The Null Cell is used to make sure that "empty" cells stay empty.
-   * This solves the problem of having the table be reformatted, the
-   * result of which is that an empty cell has landed on a cell that
-   * was previously non-empty.  We want to make sure that we erase
-   * those cell contents. The null cells handles this for us. */
-  xaccSetBasicCellValue (reg->nullCell, "");
-
   /* The num cell is the transaction number */
   xaccSetBasicCellBlankHelp (gnc_register_get_cell (reg, NUM_CELL),
                              _("Enter the transaction number, such as the "
@@ -997,9 +957,6 @@ xaccDestroySplitRegister (SplitRegister *reg)
   reg->cursor_journal_double = NULL;
   reg->cursor_split = NULL;
 
-  gnc_basic_cell_destroy (reg->nullCell);
-  reg->nullCell = NULL;
-
   for (node = reg->cells; node; node = node->next)
   {
     CellNode *cn = node->data;
diff --git a/src/register/splitreg.h b/src/register/splitreg.h
index 6fb8b445d3..be32fa4a14 100644
--- a/src/register/splitreg.h
+++ b/src/register/splitreg.h
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ struct _SplitRegister
   CellBlock     * cursor_journal_double;
   CellBlock     * cursor_split;
 
-  BasicCell     * nullCell;
-
   SplitRegisterType type;
   SplitRegisterStyle style;
   gboolean use_double_line;