diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_38.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_38.f90
index 5578654e..1da41c09 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_38.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_38.f90
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 program main
   implicit none
   character(len=3) :: a
+  character(25) :: b
   namelist /foo/ a
 
   open(10, status="scratch", delim="quote")
@@ -25,12 +26,16 @@ program main
   if (a.ne."a'a") call abort
   close (10)
 
-  open(10, status="scratch", delim="none")
+  open(10, delim="none")
   a = "a'a"
   write(10,foo) 
-  rewind 10
-  a = ""
-  read (10,foo)
-  if (a.ne."a'a") call abort
   close (10)
+  open(10)
+  read(10,"(a)") b
+  if (b .ne. "&FOO") call abort
+  read(10,"(a)") b
+  if (b .ne. " A=a'a") call abort
+  read(10,"(a)") b
+  if (b .ne. " /") call abort
+  close(10, status="delete")
 end program main
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_84.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_84.f90
index af139d91..14b68a44 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_84.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/namelist_84.f90
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ program namelist_delim_none
    write(10, mylist)
    rewind(10)
    mystring = "xxxxx"
-   read(10,mylist)
-   if (any(mystring /= (/ 'mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri' /))) call abort
    rewind(10)
    do i=1,5
      read(10,'(a)') internal_unit
-     if (scan(internal_unit,"""'").ne.0) call abort
+     if (i.eq.2 .and. internal_unit .ne. " MYSTRING=mon  tue  wed  thu  fri  ,") call abort
+     if (scan(internal_unit,"""'").ne.0) print *, internal_unit
    end do
    close(10)
 end program
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
index 052219be..efbbcb6c 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/list_read.c
@@ -1131,21 +1131,6 @@ read_character (st_parameter_dt *dtp, int length __attribute__ ((unused)))
     default:
       if (dtp->u.p.namelist_mode)
 	{
-	  if (dtp->u.p.current_unit->delim_status == DELIM_NONE)
-	    {
-	      /* No delimiters so finish reading the string now.  */
-	      int i;
-	      push_char (dtp, c);
-	      for (i = dtp->u.p.ionml->string_length; i > 1; i--)
-		{
-		  if ((c = next_char (dtp)) == EOF)
-		    goto done_eof;
-		  push_char (dtp, c);
-		}
-	      dtp->u.p.saved_type = BT_CHARACTER;
-	      free_line (dtp);
-	      return;
-	    }
 	  unget_char (dtp, c);
 	  return;
 	}