diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1d13ebc74..13f707948 100755
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 	frames.
 	(org-export-latex-default-packages-alist): hyperref must be loaded
 	late.
-	(org-open-file): More care with the new matching for file links.
 
 2010-04-07  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index c89c5acb9..68db7780c 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -9172,19 +9172,13 @@ If the file does not exist, an error is thrown."
 		    (and dirp (cdr (assoc 'directory apps)))
 		    ;; if we find a match in org-file-apps, store the match
 		    ;; data for later
-		    (let* ((re-list1 (org-apps-regexp-alist apps nil))
-			   (re-list2 
-			    (if a-m-a-p
-				(org-apps-regexp-alist apps a-m-a-p)
-			      re-list1))
-			   (private-match
-			    (assoc-default dlink re-list1 'string-match))
-			   (general-match
-			    (assoc-default dfile re-list2 'string-match)))
-		      (if private-match
+		    (let ((match (assoc-default dlink (org-apps-regexp-alist
+						       apps a-m-a-p)
+						'string-match)))
+		      (if match
 			  (progn (setq link-match-data (match-data))
-				 private-match)
-			general-match))
+				 match)
+			nil))
 		    (cdr (assoc ext apps))
 		    (cdr (assoc t apps))))))
     (when (eq cmd 'system)