DM Entry: Elves and Secret Doors

I have never liked the idea of the DM alerting the player of an elf character to make a Search check because he just passed a secret door. Why not just say, Hey you just passed a secret door. So in an effort to remove this "tipping of the hand" I have always played the 3.5 elf ability without this ability. Lately however, I have tried to compensate for this loss of a racial ability by giving a +10 bonus on Search checks versus secret or concealed doors. But I think I have found a new more satisfying solution.

So this ability (listed below) will officially replace the racial secret door ability of elves in my games.

REMOVE: PHB Elf Racial Ability: An elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.

REPLACEMENT: An elf who searches a single 5 foot by 5 foot space as a full-round action gains a +5 bonus vs secret or concealed doors, and this single check will reveal any secret door within 15 feet of the elf that search result beats. (Normally for non-elves, searching is a full-round action for a single 5 ft square).