diff --git a/lib/rexml/functions.rb b/lib/rexml/functions.rb
index 16177263..a558ccdf 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/functions.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/functions.rb
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ def send(name, *args)
       else
         # TODO: Maybe, this is not XPath spec behavior.
         # This behavior must be reconsidered.
-        XPath.match(@context[:node], name.to_s)
+        []
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/functions/test_base.rb b/test/functions/test_base.rb
index b63f3d5a..4e1bf483 100644
--- a/test/functions/test_base.rb
+++ b/test/functions/test_base.rb
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ def test_nonexistent_function
       doc = Document.new("<root><nonexistent/></root>")
       # TODO: Maybe, this is not XPath spec behavior.
       # This behavior must be reconsidered.
-      assert_equal(doc.root.elements[1],
-                   XPath::first(doc.root, "nonexistent()"))
+      assert_nil(XPath::first(doc.root, "nonexistent()"))
+      assert_empty(XPath::match(doc.root, "nonexistent()"))
+      assert_empty(XPath::match(doc, "42()/*"))
+      assert_empty(Functions.send('42'))
     end
   end
 end