diff --git a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
index a3e53826..1f564029 100644
--- a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
@@ -146,4 +146,3 @@ class DayOne(Journal.Journal):
         edited_uuids = [e.uuid for e in entries]
         self._deleted_entries = [e for e in self.entries if e.uuid not in edited_uuids]
         self.entries[:] = [e for e in self.entries if e.uuid in edited_uuids]
-        return entries
diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 9b568ee4..3833d82d 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -179,20 +179,6 @@ class Journal(object):
             and (not start_date or entry.date >= start_date)
             and (not end_date or entry.date <= end_date)
         ]
-        if short:
-            if tags:
-                for e in self.entries:
-                    res = []
-                    for tag in tags:
-                        matches = [m for m in re.finditer(tag, e.body)]
-                        for m in matches:
-                            date = e.date.strftime(self.config['timeformat'])
-                            excerpt = e.body[m.start():min(len(e.body), m.end() + 60)]
-                            res.append('{0} {1} ..'.format(date, excerpt))
-                    e.body = "\n".join(res)
-            else:
-                for e in self.entries:
-                    e.body = ''
         self.entries = result
 
     def new_entry(self, raw, date=None, sort=True):