diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 0cafe25e48098c10be02fee2721601c6130f0e37..6257e1b8177ee791d437f56f3a8ca8ce60cf492c 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -661,9 +661,6 @@ void redo_cut(undo *u)
 
     do_cut_text(FALSE, FALSE);
 
-    openfile->mark_set = FALSE;
-    openfile->mark_begin = NULL;
-
     free_filestruct(cutbuffer);
     cutbuffer = oldcutbuffer;
     cutbottom = oldcutbottom;