--- a/Helpviewer/OpenSearch/OpenSearchManager.py	Mon Dec 28 17:05:28 2009 +0000
+++ b/Helpviewer/OpenSearch/OpenSearchManager.py	Mon Dec 28 18:31:37 2009 +0000
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
         @return search URL (QUrl)
         """
         try:
-            keyword, term = unicode(keywordSearch).split(" ", 1)
+            keyword, term = keywordSearch.split(" ", 1)
         except ValueError:
             return QUrl()