diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index f3764df8a64..e61aac41fd0 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -4463,7 +4463,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
         ps.rcPaint.right = editor->rcFormat.right;
       }
 
-      ME_PaintContent(editor, hDC, FALSE, &ps.rcPaint);
+      ME_PaintContent(editor, hDC, &ps.rcPaint);
       EndPaint(editor->hWnd, &ps);
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.h b/dlls/riched20/editor.h
index 8cded5110a6..7a56b1a6a0e 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.h
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void ME_MarkAllForWrapping(ME_TextEditor *editor) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void ME_SetDefaultParaFormat(PARAFORMAT2 *pFmt) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* paint.c */
-void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, BOOL bOnlyNew, const RECT *rcUpdate) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, const RECT *rcUpdate) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void ME_Repaint(ME_TextEditor *editor) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void ME_RewrapRepaint(ME_TextEditor *editor) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void ME_UpdateRepaint(ME_TextEditor *editor, BOOL update_now) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/paint.c b/dlls/riched20/paint.c
index e1f838e88f2..18b2da4f820 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/paint.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/paint.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(richedit);
 
 static void ME_DrawParagraph(ME_Context *c, ME_DisplayItem *paragraph);
 
-void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, BOOL bOnlyNew, const RECT *rcUpdate)
+void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, const RECT *rcUpdate)
 {
   ME_DisplayItem *item;
   ME_Context c;
@@ -71,17 +71,14 @@ void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, BOOL bOnlyNew, const RECT *
       ys -= item->member.para.pCell->member.cell.yTextOffset;
     }
 
-    if (!bOnlyNew || (item->member.para.nFlags & MEPF_REPAINT))
+    /* Draw the paragraph if any of the paragraph is in the update region. */
+    if (ys < rcUpdate->bottom && ye > rcUpdate->top)
     {
-      /* Draw the paragraph if any of the paragraph is in the update region. */
-      if (ys < rcUpdate->bottom && ye > rcUpdate->top)
-      {
-        ME_DrawParagraph(&c, item);
-        /* Clear the repaint flag if the whole paragraph is in the
-         * update region. */
-        if (rcUpdate->top <= ys && rcUpdate->bottom >= ye)
-          item->member.para.nFlags &= ~MEPF_REPAINT;
-      }
+      ME_DrawParagraph(&c, item);
+      /* Clear the repaint flag if the whole paragraph is in the
+       * update region. */
+      if (rcUpdate->top <= ys && rcUpdate->bottom >= ye)
+        item->member.para.nFlags &= ~MEPF_REPAINT;
     }
     item = item->member.para.next_para;
   }
@@ -94,15 +91,6 @@ void ME_PaintContent(ME_TextEditor *editor, HDC hDC, BOOL bOnlyNew, const RECT *
     rc.bottom = c.rcView.bottom;
     rc.right = c.rcView.right;
 
-    if (bOnlyNew)
-    {
-      /* Only erase region drawn from previous call to ME_PaintContent */
-      if (editor->nTotalLength < editor->nLastTotalLength)
-        rc.bottom = c.pt.y + editor->nLastTotalLength;
-      else
-        SetRectEmpty(&rc);
-    }
-
     IntersectRect(&rc, &rc, rcUpdate);
 
     if (!IsRectEmpty(&rc))
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
index cca2cb12fbe..2d19119faeb 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ void ME_InvalidateMarkedParagraphs(ME_TextEditor *editor)
                       + item->member.para.nHeight - ofs,
                       c.rcView.bottom);
       ITextHost_TxInvalidateRect(editor->texthost, &rc, TRUE);
+      item->member.para.nFlags &= ~MEPF_REPAINT;
     }
     item = item->member.para.next_para;
   }