diff --git a/xed/xed-app.c b/xed/xed-app.c
index c70a422..930d6cf 100644
--- a/xed/xed-app.c
+++ b/xed/xed-app.c
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ clear_options (XedApp *app)
     priv->encoding = NULL;
     priv->file_list = NULL;
     priv->line_position = 0;
-    priv->column_position = 0;
     priv->command_line = NULL;
 }