diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
index 93d657fd605..bccf675c14b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
@@ -375,10 +375,7 @@ function preLoadCss(cssUrl) {
 
     function handleEscape(ev) {
         searchState.clearInputTimeout();
-        switchDisplayedElement(null);
-        if (browserSupportsHistoryApi()) {
-            history.replaceState(null, "", getNakedUrl() + window.location.hash);
-        }
+        searchState.hideResults();
         ev.preventDefault();
         searchState.defocus();
         window.hideAllModals(true); // true = reset focus for tooltips
@@ -533,9 +530,11 @@ function preLoadCss(cssUrl) {
         // ignored are included in the attribute `data-ignore-extern-crates`.
         const script = document
             .querySelector("script[data-ignore-extern-crates]");
-        const ignoreExternCrates = script ? script.getAttribute("data-ignore-extern-crates") : "";
+        const ignoreExternCrates = new Set(
+            (script ? script.getAttribute("data-ignore-extern-crates") : "").split(",")
+        );
         for (const lib of libs) {
-            if (lib === window.currentCrate || ignoreExternCrates.indexOf(lib) !== -1) {
+            if (lib === window.currentCrate || ignoreExternCrates.has(lib)) {
                 continue;
             }
             const structs = imp[lib];
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
index 929dae81c8d..3dc4f2149b8 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
@@ -2412,10 +2412,6 @@ function initSearch(rawSearchIndex) {
         const searchAfter500ms = () => {
             searchState.clearInputTimeout();
             if (searchState.input.value.length === 0) {
-                if (browserSupportsHistoryApi()) {
-                    history.replaceState(null, window.currentCrate + " - Rust",
-                        getNakedUrl() + window.location.hash);
-                }
                 searchState.hideResults();
             } else {
                 searchState.timeout = setTimeout(search, 500);
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
index 9aa75517330..d999f3b36fd 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ function createDirEntry(elem, parent, fullPath, hasFoundFile) {
     const files = document.createElement("div");
     files.className = "files";
     if (elem[FILES_OFFSET]) {
+        const w = window.location.href.split("#")[0];
         for (const file_text of elem[FILES_OFFSET]) {
             const file = document.createElement("a");
             file.innerText = file_text;
             file.href = rootPath + "src/" + fullPath + file_text + ".html";
             file.addEventListener("click", closeSidebarIfMobile);
-            const w = window.location.href.split("#")[0];
             if (!hasFoundFile && w === file.href) {
                 file.className = "selected";
                 dirEntry.open = true;