11 files changed, 4 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
index 2ccc5931a..5eec6bafe 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Definition.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ data Alignment = AlignLeft
 -- | Block element.
 data Block  
     = Plain [Inline]        -- ^ Plain text, not a paragraph
-    | Blank                 -- ^ A blank line
     | Null                  -- ^ Nothing
     | Para [Inline]         -- ^ Paragraph
     | Key [Inline] Target   -- ^ Reference key:  name (inlines) and 'Target'
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
index 8bf9ecead..a2e84e8c2 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ parseBlocks = manyTill block eof
 
 block = choice [ header, table, codeBlock, note, referenceKey, hrule, list, 
                  blockQuote, htmlBlock, rawLaTeXEnvironment', para,
-                 plain, blankBlock, nullBlock ] <?> "block"
+                 plain, nullBlock ] <?> "block"
 
 --
 -- header blocks
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
index b42deb44c..a3de0a2ea 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ parseBlocks = manyTill block eof
 block = choice [ codeBlock, rawHtmlBlock, rawLaTeXBlock, blockQuote, 
                  referenceKey, imageBlock, unknownDirective, header,
                  hrule, list, fieldList, lineBlock, para, plain,
-                 blankBlock, nullBlock ] <?> "block"
+                 nullBlock ] <?> "block"
 
 --
 -- field list
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
index 61b621eda..526263c4a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Shared.hs
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ keyTable [] = ([],[])
 keyTable ((Key ref target):lst) = (((ref, target):table), rest)
                                   where (table, rest) = keyTable lst
 keyTable (Null:lst) = keyTable lst  -- get rid of Nulls
-keyTable (Blank:lst) = keyTable lst  -- get rid of Blanks
 keyTable (other:lst) = (table, (other:rest))
                        where (table, rest) = keyTable lst
 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
index 0c1d35e63..87eba9ad0 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ listItemToDocbook opts item =
 
 -- | Convert a Pandoc block element to Docbook.
 blockToDocbook :: WriterOptions -> Block -> Doc
-blockToDocbook opts Blank = text ""
 blockToDocbook opts Null = empty
 blockToDocbook opts (Plain lst) = wrap opts lst
 blockToDocbook opts (Para lst) = 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
index 5f42679b4..6b42c010f 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ obfuscateString = concatMap obfuscateChar
 
 -- | Convert Pandoc block element to HTML.
 blockToHtml :: WriterOptions -> Block -> Html
-blockToHtml opts Blank = noHtml
 blockToHtml opts Null = noHtml
 blockToHtml opts (Plain lst) = inlineListToHtml opts lst
 blockToHtml opts (Para lst) = paragraph $ inlineListToHtml opts lst
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index d72c915d5..de1b7e207 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ deVerb (other:rest) = other:(deVerb rest)
 blockToLaTeX :: [Block]   -- ^ List of note blocks to use in resolving note refs
              -> Block     -- ^ Block to convert
              -> String 
-blockToLaTeX notes Blank = "\n" 
 blockToLaTeX notes Null = ""
 blockToLaTeX notes (Plain lst) = inlineListToLaTeX notes lst ++ "\n"
 blockToLaTeX notes (Para lst) = (inlineListToLaTeX notes lst) ++ "\n\n"
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
index 13e5aca89..687f6e6c4 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Markdown.hs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ formatKeys [] = []
 formatKeys [x] = [x]
 formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):(Key x2 y2):rest) = 
   (Key x1 y1):(formatKeys ((Key x2 y2):rest))
-formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest) = (Key x1 y1):Blank:(formatKeys rest)
-formatKeys (x:(Key x1 y1):rest) = x:Blank:(formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest))
+formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest) = (Key x1 y1):(Plain [Str ""]):(formatKeys rest)
+formatKeys (x:(Key x1 y1):rest) = x:(Plain [Str ""]):(formatKeys ((Key x1 y1):rest))
 formatKeys (x:rest) = x:(formatKeys rest)
 
 -- | Convert bibliographic information into Markdown header.
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ dateToMarkdown str = text "% " <> text (escapeString str)
 blockToMarkdown :: Int    -- ^ Tab stop
                 -> Block  -- ^ Block element
                 -> Doc 
-blockToMarkdown tabStop Blank = text ""
 blockToMarkdown tabStop Null = empty
 blockToMarkdown tabStop (Plain lst) = wrappedMarkdown lst
 blockToMarkdown tabStop (Para lst) = (wrappedMarkdown lst) <> (text "\n")
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
index b6802ffa2..27d1a596a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ dateToRST str = text ":Date: " <> text (escapeString str) <> char '\n'
 blockToRST :: Int        -- ^ tab stop
            -> Block      -- ^ block element to convert
            -> (Doc, Doc) -- ^ first element is text, second is references for end of file
-blockToRST tabStop Blank = (text "\n", empty)
 blockToRST tabStop Null = (empty, empty)
 blockToRST tabStop (Plain lst) = wrappedRST lst
 blockToRST tabStop (Para [TeX str]) =    -- raw latex block
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
index 86991368b..2dddb857b 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RTF.hs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ blockToRTF :: [Block]   -- ^ list of note blocks
            -> Int       -- ^ indent level
            -> Block     -- ^ block to convert
            -> String
-blockToRTF notes indent Blank = rtfPar indent 0 ""
 blockToRTF notes indent Null = ""
 blockToRTF notes indent (Plain lst) = 
   rtfCompact indent 0 (inlineListToRTF notes lst)
diff --git a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
index ced0cb7ca..5b1742975 100644
--- a/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
+++ b/src/Text/ParserCombinators/Pandoc.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ module Text.ParserCombinators.Pandoc (
                                       blanklines,
                                       escaped,
                                       enclosed,
-                                      blankBlock,
                                       nullBlock,
                                       stringAnyCase,
                                       parseFromStr
@@ -59,12 +58,6 @@ nullBlock = do
   anyChar 
   return Null
 
--- | Parses one or more blank lines; returns 'Blank'.
-blankBlock :: GenParser Char st Block
-blankBlock = do
-  blanklines
-  return Blank
-
 -- | Parses a space or tab.
 spaceChar :: CharParser st Char
 spaceChar = oneOf " \t"