diff --git a/src/map.c b/src/map.c
index f870b96..140cbc8 100644
--- a/src/map.c
+++ b/src/map.c
@@ -2658,7 +2658,10 @@
 	return;
     }
     orig_rhs = rhs;
-    rhs = replace_termcodes(rhs, &arg_buf,
+    if (STRICMP(rhs, "<nop>") == 0)	// "<Nop>" means nothing
+	rhs = (char_u *)"";
+    else
+	rhs = replace_termcodes(rhs, &arg_buf,
 					REPTERM_DO_LT | REPTERM_SPECIAL, NULL);
 
     noremap = dict_get_number(d, "noremap") ? REMAP_NONE: 0;