diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index bc982ad844..335c8f9353 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -3562,7 +3562,6 @@ evas_textblock_cursor_line_set(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, int line)
         cur->eol = 0;
         cur->node = o->nodes;
      }
-   cur->eol = 0;
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }