diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b52edeb7..bc9b4462 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -447,8 +447,9 @@ segment will not be displayed.
 
 Puts a newline in your prompt so you can continue using segments on the next line.
 
-This allows you to use segments on both lines, unlike `POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE` and
-`POWERLEVEL9K_RPROMPT_ON_NEWLINE`.
+This allows you to use segments on both lines, unlike `POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE`.
+
+This only works on the left side.  On the right side it does nothing.
 
 ##### rbenv
 
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 83c5966e..bcce12f4 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -339,17 +339,15 @@ prompt_background_jobs() {
 
 # A newline in your prompt, so you can segments on multiple lines.
 prompt_newline() {
-  local lws rws
+  local lws
+  [[ "$1" == "right" ]] && return
   lws=$POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS
-  rws=$POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS
   POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS=
-  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS=
   "$1_prompt_segment" \
     "$0" \
     "$2" \
     "NONE" "NONE" $'\n'
   POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS=$lws
-  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS=$rws
 }
 
 # Segment that indicates usage level of current partition.