replace a string exactly

[GeorgeSAS]

data  have;
x="aaabbbbccccdddd--abc--def";
run;

data need;
set have;
x2=compress(x,"abc");
*I want x should be "aaabbbbccccdddd----def";
run;

How to remove string  "abc" exactly from the old string?

Thanks!

[GeorgeSAS · Accepted solution]

data need;

set have;

x2=TRANWRD(x,"abc",'');

*I want x should be "aaabbbbccccdddd----def";

run;