diff --git a/keybinds.h b/keybinds.h
index 8803f17..dab8be4 100644
--- a/keybinds.h
+++ b/keybinds.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ static Key keys[] = {
      *
      * mode    modifier                      key           function         argument  */
 	{ 1,       0,                            XK_Escape,    switchmode,      {0} },
-	{ 1,       0,                            XK_Up,        move,            {.i = 1  } },
-	{ 1,       0,                            XK_Down,      move,            {.i = 2  } },
-	{ 1,       0,                            XK_Left,      move,            {.i = 3  } },
-	{ 1,       0,                            XK_Right,     move,            {.i = 4  } },
 
 	/* normal mode
      *
@@ -84,8 +80,8 @@ static Key keys[] = {
     { 0,       SHIFT,                        XK_g,         moveend,         {0} },
     { 0,       0,                            XK_Next,      movenext,        {0} },
     { 0,       0,                            XK_Prior,     moveprev,        {0} },
-    { 0,       SHIFT,                        XK_Left,      moveword,        {.i = -1 } },
-    { 0,       SHIFT,                        XK_Right,     moveword,        {.i = +1 } },
+    { 0,       CONTROL,                      XK_Left,      moveword,        {.i = -1 } },
+    { 0,       CONTROL,                      XK_Right,     moveword,        {.i = +1 } },
     { 0,       0,                            XK_Left,      movecursor,      {.i = -1 } },
     { 0,       0,                            XK_Right,     movecursor,      {.i = +1 } },
     { 0,       MODIFIER1,                    XK_p,         navhistory,      {.i = -1 } },
@@ -99,4 +95,9 @@ static Key keys[] = {
     { -1,      CONTROL,                      XK_v,         paste,           {.i = 1  } }, /* primary buffer */
     { -1,      CONTROL|SHIFT,                XK_v,         paste,           {.i = 2  } },
     { -1,      0,                            XK_BackSpace, backspace,       {0} },
+    { -1,      CONTROL,                      XK_BackSpace, deleteword,      {0} },
+    { -1,      CONTROL,                      XK_Left,      moveword,        {.i = -1 } },
+    { -1,      CONTROL,                      XK_Right,     moveword,        {.i = +1 } },
+    { -1,      0,                            XK_Left,      movecursor,      {.i = -1 } },
+    { -1,      0,                            XK_Right,     movecursor,      {.i = +1 } },
 };
diff --git a/libs/arg.c b/libs/arg.c
index 409954b..2ee5fa6 100644
--- a/libs/arg.c
+++ b/libs/arg.c
@@ -193,17 +193,42 @@ viewhist(const Arg *arg)
     drawmenu();
 }
 
+void
+deleteword(const Arg *arg)
+{
+    if (cursor == 0)
+        return;
+
+	while (cursor > 0 && strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
+        insert(NULL, nextrune(-1) - cursor);
+	while (cursor > 0 && !strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
+        insert(NULL, nextrune(-1) - cursor);
+
+    drawmenu();
+}
+
 void
 moveword(const Arg *arg)
 {
-    movewordedge(arg->i);
+    if (arg->i < 0) { // move cursor to the start of the word
+		while (cursor > 0 && strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
+			cursor = nextrune(-1);
+		while (cursor > 0 && !strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
+			cursor = nextrune(-1);
+	} else { // move cursor to the end of the word
+		while (text[cursor] && strchr(worddelimiters, text[cursor]))
+			cursor = nextrune(+1);
+		while (text[cursor] && !strchr(worddelimiters, text[cursor]))
+			cursor = nextrune(+1);
+	}
+
     drawmenu();
 }
 
 void
 movecursor(const Arg *arg)
 {
-    cursor = arg->i ? nextrune(+1) : nextrune(-1);
+    cursor = nextrune(arg->i);
     drawmenu();
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/arg.h b/libs/arg.h
index 4dd9023..17eeed1 100644
--- a/libs/arg.h
+++ b/libs/arg.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ static void restoresel(const Arg *arg);
 static void clear(const Arg *arg);
 static void viewhist(const Arg *arg);
 static void moveword(const Arg *arg);
+static void deleteword(const Arg *arg);
 static void movecursor(const Arg *arg);
 static void navhistory(const Arg *arg);
 static void backspace(const Arg *arg);
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 215559c..2e32acd 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ static void calcoffsets(void);
 static void readstdin(void);
 static void recalculatenumbers(void);
 static void usage(void);
-static void movewordedge(int dir);
 static void insert(const char *str, ssize_t n);
 static void cleanup(void);
 static void navigatehistfile(int dir);
@@ -395,22 +394,6 @@ nextrune(int inc)
 	return n;
 }
 
-void
-movewordedge(int dir)
-{
-	if (dir < 0) { // move cursor to the start of the word
-		while (cursor > 0 && strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
-			cursor = nextrune(-1);
-		while (cursor > 0 && !strchr(worddelimiters, text[nextrune(-1)]))
-			cursor = nextrune(-1);
-	} else { // move cursor to the end of the word
-		while (text[cursor] && strchr(worddelimiters, text[cursor]))
-			cursor = nextrune(+1);
-		while (text[cursor] && !strchr(worddelimiters, text[cursor]))
-			cursor = nextrune(+1);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 loadhistory(void)
 {