diff --git a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.cpp b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.cpp
index e99467c1..3e73af05 100644
--- a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.cpp
+++ b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.cpp
@@ -1244,14 +1244,6 @@ QList<int> Document::getGlyphStartCharList(int line, const QString &lineText)
     return mLines[line]->glyphStartCharList();
 }
 
-QList<int> Document::getGlyphStartPositionList(int line, const QString &lineText, int &lineWidth)
-{
-    if (line<0 || line>=count() || mLines[line]->lineText()!=lineText)
-        return calcGlyphPositionList(lineText,lineWidth);
-    lineWidth = mLines[line]->width();
-    return mLines[line]->glyphStartPositionList();
-}
-
 NewlineType Document::getNewlineType()
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&mMutex);
diff --git a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.h b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.h
index 4b47a0a0..84af1c46 100644
--- a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.h
+++ b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/document.h
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ private:
     QList<int> calcGlyphPositionList(const QString& lineText, const QList<int> &glyphStartCharList, int left, int &right) const;
     QList<int> calcGlyphPositionList(const QString& lineText, int &width) const;
     QList<int> getGlyphStartCharList(int line, const QString &lineText);
-    QList<int> getGlyphStartPositionList(int line, const QString &lineText, int &lineWidth);
     bool tryLoadFileByEncoding(QByteArray encodingName, QFile& file);
     void loadUTF16BOMFile(QFile& file);
     void loadUTF32BOMFile(QFile& file);
diff --git a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/painter.cpp b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/painter.cpp
index cd514187..7ca31da7 100644
--- a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/painter.cpp
+++ b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/painter.cpp
@@ -1036,9 +1036,10 @@ void QSynEditPainter::paintLines()
 
         mRcToken = mRcLine;
 
-        int lineWidth;
         QList<int> glyphStartCharList = mEdit->mDocument->getGlyphStartCharList(vLine-1,sLine);
-        QList<int> glyphStartPositionsList = mEdit->mDocument->getGlyphStartPositionList(vLine-1,sLine, lineWidth);
+        // Ensure the list has the right number of elements.
+        // Values in it doesn't matter, we'll recalculate them.
+        QList<int> glyphStartPositionsList = glyphStartCharList;
         // Initialize highlighter with line text and range info. It is
         // necessary because we probably did not scan to the end of the last
         // line - the internal highlighter range might be wrong.