--- a/surfraw-bash-completion.IN
+++ b/surfraw-bash-completion.IN
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 	fi
 	return 0
 }
-# test first in case removed-but-unpurged
-type -p surfraw >/dev/null 2>&1 && complete -F _surfraw surfraw sr
+
+complete -F _surfraw surfraw sr