diff --git a/edit.lua b/edit.lua
index 5b5ba37..0589e0c 100644
--- a/edit.lua
+++ b/edit.lua
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ function edit.text_input(State, t, readonly)
     State.search_term = State.search_term..t
     Text.search_next(State)
   elseif not readonly then
-    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
     Text.text_input(State, t)
   end
 end
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ function edit.keychord_press(State, chord, key, readonly)
     Text.redraw_all(State)
   -- undo
   elseif not readonly and chord == 'C-z' then
-    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
     local event = undo_event(State)
     if event then
       local src = event.before
@@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ function edit.keychord_press(State, chord, key, readonly)
       Text.redraw_all(State)
     end
   elseif not readonly and chord == 'C-y' then
-    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
     local event = redo_event(State)
     if event then
       local src = event.after
@@ -336,13 +333,11 @@ function edit.keychord_press(State, chord, key, readonly)
       App.set_clipboard(s)
     end
   elseif not readonly and chord == 'C-x' then
-    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
     local s = Text.cut_selection(State, State.left, State.right)
     if s then
       App.set_clipboard(s)
     end
   elseif not readonly and chord == 'C-v' then
-    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
     -- We don't have a good sense of when to scroll, so we'll be conservative
     -- and sometimes scroll when we didn't quite need to.
     local before_line = State.cursor1.line