diff --git a/dist/typeahead.bundle.js b/dist/typeahead.bundle.js
index f32f548ab9..606f80f539 100644
--- a/dist/typeahead.bundle.js
+++ b/dist/typeahead.bundle.js
@@ -2182,14 +2182,10 @@
                 return false;
             },
             autocomplete: function autocomplete($selectable) {
-                var query, data, isValid;
-                query = this.input.getQuery();
-                data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
-                isValid = data && query !== data.val;
-                if (isValid && !this.eventBus.before("autocomplete", data.obj)) {
+                var data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
+                if (!this.eventBus.before("autocomplete", data.obj)) {
                     this.input.setQuery(data.val);
                     this.eventBus.trigger("autocomplete", data.obj);
-                    return true;
                 }
                 return false;
             },
diff --git a/dist/typeahead.jquery.js b/dist/typeahead.jquery.js
index ff7ffeacdf..153e1b3891 100644
--- a/dist/typeahead.jquery.js
+++ b/dist/typeahead.jquery.js
@@ -1259,14 +1259,10 @@
                 return false;
             },
             autocomplete: function autocomplete($selectable) {
-                var query, data, isValid;
-                query = this.input.getQuery();
-                data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
-                isValid = data && query !== data.val;
-                if (isValid && !this.eventBus.before("autocomplete", data.obj)) {
+                var data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
+                if (!this.eventBus.before("autocomplete", data.obj)) {
                     this.input.setQuery(data.val);
                     this.eventBus.trigger("autocomplete", data.obj);
-                    return true;
                 }
                 return false;
             },
diff --git a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
index f84078e611..58986353bb 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/typeahead.js
@@ -361,20 +361,12 @@ var Typeahead = (function() {
     },
 
     autocomplete: function autocomplete($selectable) {
-      var query, data, isValid;
-
-      query = this.input.getQuery();
-      data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
-      isValid = data && query !== data.val;
+      var data = this.menu.getSelectableData($selectable);
 
-      if (isValid && !this.eventBus.before('autocomplete', data.obj)) {
+      if (!this.eventBus.before('autocomplete', data.obj)) {
         this.input.setQuery(data.val);
         this.eventBus.trigger('autocomplete', data.obj);
-
-        // return true if autocompletion succeeded
-        return true;
       }
-
       return false;
     },