diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/variables.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/variables.c
index 51b50dc86..d28d54f07 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/variables.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/variables.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ const struct shtable2 shtab_variables[] =
 	".sh.subscript",0,				(char*)0,
 	".sh.value",	0,				(char*)0,
 	".sh.version",	NV_NOFREE,			(char*)(&e_version[10]),
-	".sh.dollar",	0,				(char*)0,
 	".sh.match",	0,				(char*)0,
 	".sh.command",	0,				(char*)0,
 	".sh.file",	0,				(char*)0,
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/variables.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/variables.h
index e570d734e..ad90dbf24 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/variables.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/variables.h
@@ -102,19 +102,18 @@ extern void sh_save_rand_seed(struct rand *, int);
 #define SH_SUBSCRNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+50)
 #define SH_VALNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+51)
 #define SH_VERSIONNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+52)
-#define SH_DOLLARNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+53)
-#define SH_MATCHNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+54)
-#define SH_COMMANDNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+55)
-#define SH_PATHNAMENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+56)
-#define SH_FUNNAMENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+57)
-#define SH_SUBSHELLNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+58)
-#define SH_LEVELNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+59)
-#define SH_LINENO	(sh.bltin_nodes+60)
-#define SH_STATS	(sh.bltin_nodes+61)
-#define SH_MATHNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+62)
-#define SH_JOBPOOL	(sh.bltin_nodes+63)
-#define SH_PIDNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+64)
-#define SH_TILDENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+65)
-#define SHLVL		(sh.bltin_nodes+66)
+#define SH_MATCHNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+53)
+#define SH_COMMANDNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+54)
+#define SH_PATHNAMENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+55)
+#define SH_FUNNAMENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+56)
+#define SH_SUBSHELLNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+57)
+#define SH_LEVELNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+58)
+#define SH_LINENO	(sh.bltin_nodes+59)
+#define SH_STATS	(sh.bltin_nodes+60)
+#define SH_MATHNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+61)
+#define SH_JOBPOOL	(sh.bltin_nodes+62)
+#define SH_PIDNOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+63)
+#define SH_TILDENOD	(sh.bltin_nodes+64)
+#define SHLVL		(sh.bltin_nodes+65)
 
 #endif /* SH_VALNOD */
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c
index 4017f8116..e06236a7d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c
@@ -2785,9 +2785,7 @@ static char *special(register int c)
 			return(ltos(sh.bckpid));
 		break;
 	    case '$':
-		if(nv_isnull(SH_DOLLARNOD))
-			return(ltos(sh.pid));
-		return(nv_getval(SH_DOLLARNOD));
+		return(ltos(sh.pid));
 	    case '-':
 		return(sh_argdolminus(sh.arg_context));
 	    case '?':
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
index 61eb54454..62c112c0c 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ set -- $(
 		[[ -n $varname && $varname != '.sh' ]] && print -r -- "$varname"
 	done
 )
-(($# >= 65)) || err_exit "could not read shtab_variables[]; adjust test script ($# items read)"
+(($# >= 64)) || err_exit "could not read shtab_variables[]; adjust test script ($# items read)"
 
 # ... unset
 $SHELL -c '
@@ -1102,10 +1102,10 @@ $SHELL -c '
 	typeset -l lower
 	errors=0
 	PS1=/dev/null/test_my_case_too
-	PS2=$PS1 PS3=$PS1 PS4=$PS1 OPTARG=$PS1 IFS=$PS1 FPATH=$PS1 FIGNORE=$PS1 CSWIDTH=$PS1
+	PS2=$PS1 PS3=$PS1 PS4=$PS1 OPTARG=$PS1 IFS=$PS1 FPATH=$PS1 FIGNORE=$PS1
 	for var
 	do	case $var in
-		RANDOM | HISTCMD | _ | SECONDS | LINENO | JOBMAX | .sh.stats)
+		RANDOM | HISTCMD | _ | SECONDS | LINENO | JOBMAX | .sh.stats | .sh.match)
 			# these are expected to fail below as their values change; just test against crashing
 			typeset -u "$var"
 			typeset -l "$var"