diff -up nedit-5.5/source/preferences.c.nocsh nedit-5.5/source/preferences.c
--- nedit-5.5/source/preferences.c.nocsh	2004-08-20 21:33:20.000000000 +0200
+++ nedit-5.5/source/preferences.c	2007-10-29 13:07:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -926,11 +926,7 @@ static PrefDescripRec PrefDescrip[] = {
         (void *)sizeof(PrefData.tooltipBgColor), False},
                 
     {"shell", "Shell", PREF_STRING,
-#if defined(__MVS__) || defined(__EMX__)
     	"/bin/sh",
-#else
-        "/bin/csh",
-#endif
     	PrefData.shell, (void *)sizeof(PrefData.shell), False},
     {"geometry", "Geometry", PREF_STRING, "",
     	PrefData.geometry, (void *)sizeof(PrefData.geometry), False},