diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 910b3daa4f306c8ed2461f96c6ab1acda8a151e3..8204d60741cad4714787fb6e9c0fd92e5193586a 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ int search_init(bool replacing, bool use_answer)
     } else if (func == do_gotolinecolumn_void) {
 	do_gotolinecolumn(openfile->current->lineno,
 			openfile->placewewant + 1, TRUE, TRUE);
-	refresh_needed = TRUE;
 	return 3;
     }