diff --git a/edit/ChangeLog b/edit/ChangeLog
index 77e804e59..3d5a0f0a0 100644
--- a/edit/ChangeLog
+++ b/edit/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	* edit-widget.h: Changed bit fields of length 1 from signed to
 	unsigned.
 	* editcmd.c (edit_completion_dialog): Code cleanup.
+	* editdraw.c (render_edit_text): Removed unused variable.
 
 2005-08-10  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/edit/editdraw.c b/edit/editdraw.c
index 29372b6da..c92041d84 100644
--- a/edit/editdraw.c
+++ b/edit/editdraw.c
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ render_edit_text (WEdit * edit, long start_row, long start_column, long end_row,
 {
     long row = 0, curs_row;
     static int prev_curs_row = 0;
-    static int prev_start_col = 0;
     static long prev_curs = 0;
     static long prev_start = -1;
 
@@ -467,7 +466,7 @@ render_edit_text (WEdit * edit, long start_row, long start_column, long end_row,
 
     prev_curs_row = edit->curs_row;
     prev_curs = edit->curs1;
-    prev_start_col = edit->start_col;
+
   exit_render:
     edit->screen_modified = 0;
     prev_start = edit->start_line;