diff --git a/spec/learnwords2/LWBoxOfQuestionsSpec.js b/spec/learnwords2/LWBoxOfQuestionsSpec.js
index 22235bb..e925542 100644
--- a/spec/learnwords2/LWBoxOfQuestionsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/learnwords2/LWBoxOfQuestionsSpec.js
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe("BoxOfQuestions", function() {
 
         
         expect(updatedWord.step).toBe(0);
-        // this assumes we do not have a learn mode yet
+
 
   });
 
@@ -550,7 +550,10 @@ describe("BoxOfQuestions", function() {
     expect(s.factorForDelayValue).toBeArray();
     expect(s.factorForDelayValue.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-    expect(s.offerLearnMode).toBeBoolean();
+    expect(s.defaultInitialStepValue).toBe(-1);
+    expect(s.numberOfOptions).toBe(4);
+    expect(s.sessionExpiryTimeInSeconds).toBe(1800);
+    expect(s.suggestedNumberOfWordsInASession).toBe(7);
 
 
   });
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ describe("BoxOfQuestions", function() {
     expect(st.numberOfWords).toBe(12);
 
     // FIXME
-    // add number of words in wordsToRepeat
+    // add more expect statements
 
   });
 
diff --git a/src/BoxOfQuestions.js b/src/BoxOfQuestions.js
index bbb78a6..6e1ad48 100644
--- a/src/BoxOfQuestions.js
+++ b/src/BoxOfQuestions.js
@@ -196,27 +196,8 @@ function BoxOfQuestions(db) {
                 _question.date = new Date().valueOf() + (this.db.getSettings()).delay;
 
 
-                // put the question back at the correct step
-
-                var s = this.db.getSettings();
-                // FIXME learnMode has a new interpretation
-                if (s.offerLearnMode) { _question.step = 1;
-                                       // step 0 is the learnmode, thus do not put
-                                       // it at step 0 
-                                       // step 1 is the lowest step of the repeat mode.
-                                      }
-                else { // treat all the steps the same way, as repeat mode
-                       // thus the lowest step value is 0
-                       _question.step = 0; 
+                _question.step = 0; 
                      
-                 }
-
-
-                // An alternative which is not implemented:
-                // 
-                // Set new step value to step - 1
-                // With the result being not less than 1 or 0 depending on offerLearnMode.
-
 
                 this.db.putWord(_question);
 
diff --git a/src/LWdb.js b/src/LWdb.js
index 14e8dda..36d6845 100644
--- a/src/LWdb.js
+++ b/src/LWdb.js
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ var LWdb = function(name) {
             value = { "delay": 8640000, 
                       "numberOfOptions": 4,
                       "factorForDelayValue": [1,1,3,7,45,90,360,1000],
-                      "offerLearnMode": false,
                       "defaultInitialStepValue" : _defaultInitialStepValue,
                       "sessionExpiryTimeInSeconds" : 1800,
                       "suggestedNumberOfWordsInASession" : 20