diff --git a/src/tabs.py b/src/tabs.py
index be8085e8..1ac301a1 100644
--- a/src/tabs.py
+++ b/src/tabs.py
@@ -216,11 +216,8 @@ class Tab(object):
                 # one possibily. The next tab will complete the argument.
                 # Otherwise we would need to add a useless space before being
                 # able to complete the arguments.
-                hit_copy = the_input.hit_list[:]
-                for w in hit_copy[:]:
-                    while hit_copy.count(w) > 1:
-                        hit_copy.remove(w)
-                if len(hit_copy) in (1, 0):
+                hit_copy = set(the_input.hit_list)
+                if len(hit_copy) == 1:
                     the_input.do_command(' ')
                 return True
         return False