diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 57edaa0411a75b00d71098a3b873b8b9f19ad8cc..822a46b83fabcd8af0e25eeb82d9fdf0e3f8e2c6 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ void do_cut_text(
     size_t cb_save_len = 0;
 	/* The length of the string at the current end of the cutbuffer,
 	 * before we add text to it.  */
-    bool old_mark_set = openfile->mark_set;
     bool old_no_newlines = ISSET(NO_NEWLINES);
 #endif
 
@@ -208,10 +207,7 @@ void do_cut_text(
 	set_modified();
 
     /* Update the screen. */
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-    if (!copy_text || old_mark_set)
-#endif
-	edit_refresh();
+    edit_refresh();
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     dump_filestruct(cutbuffer);