diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index a9994bc9820..58301aaeeb1 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,6 @@ ME_TextEditor *ME_MakeEditor(HWND hWnd) {
   ed->pCursors[2] = ed->pCursors[0];
   ed->pCursors[3] = ed->pCursors[1];
   ed->nLastTotalLength = ed->nTotalLength = 0;
-  ed->nHeight = 0;
   ed->nUDArrowX = -1;
   ed->nSequence = 0;
   ed->rgbBackColor = -1;
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editstr.h b/dlls/riched20/editstr.h
index 0c8435bdad4..cde05f933ee 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editstr.h
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editstr.h
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ typedef struct tagME_TextEditor
   int nCursors;
   SIZE sizeWindow;
   int nTotalLength, nLastTotalLength;
-  int nHeight;
   int nUDArrowX;
   int nSequence;
   COLORREF rgbBackColor;
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/paint.c b/dlls/riched20/paint.c
index 521f646402f..0e12191128e 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/paint.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/paint.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void ME_Scroll(ME_TextEditor *editor, int value, int type)
   hWnd = editor->hWnd;
   winStyle = GetWindowLongW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE);
   bScrollBarIsVisible = (winStyle & WS_VSCROLL) != 0;
-  bScrollBarWillBeVisible = (editor->nHeight > editor->sizeWindow.cy)
+  bScrollBarWillBeVisible = (editor->nTotalLength > editor->sizeWindow.cy)
                             || (winStyle & ES_DISABLENOSCROLL);
   if (bScrollBarIsVisible != bScrollBarWillBeVisible)
   {
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ void ME_UpdateScrollBar(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   hWnd = editor->hWnd;
   si.cbSize = sizeof(si);
   bScrollBarWasVisible = ME_GetYScrollVisible(editor);
-  bScrollBarWillBeVisible = editor->nHeight > editor->sizeWindow.cy;
+  bScrollBarWillBeVisible = editor->nTotalLength > editor->sizeWindow.cy;
   
   si.fMask = SIF_PAGE | SIF_RANGE | SIF_POS;
   if (GetWindowLongW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & ES_DISABLENOSCROLL)
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
index d989a2da1cd..890c2bd8870 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/wrap.c
@@ -578,17 +578,14 @@ BOOL ME_WrapMarkedParagraphs(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   ME_Context c;
   BOOL bModified = FALSE;
   int yStart = -1;
-  int yLastPos = 0;
 
   ME_InitContext(&c, editor, GetDC(editor->hWnd));
   c.pt.x = 0;
-  editor->nHeight = 0;
   item = editor->pBuffer->pFirst->next;
   while(item != editor->pBuffer->pLast) {
     BOOL bRedraw = FALSE;
 
     assert(item->type == diParagraph);
-    editor->nHeight = max(editor->nHeight, item->member.para.pt.y);
     if ((item->member.para.nFlags & MEPF_REWRAP)
      || (item->member.para.pt.y != c.pt.y))
       bRedraw = TRUE;
@@ -605,8 +602,6 @@ BOOL ME_WrapMarkedParagraphs(ME_TextEditor *editor)
 
     bModified = bModified | bRedraw;
 
-    yLastPos = max(yLastPos, c.pt.y);
-
     if (item->member.para.nFlags & MEPF_ROWSTART)
     {
       ME_DisplayItem *cell = ME_FindItemFwd(item, diCell);
@@ -718,18 +713,10 @@ BOOL ME_WrapMarkedParagraphs(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   
   editor->nTotalLength = c.pt.y;
   editor->pBuffer->pLast->member.para.pt.x = 0;
-  editor->pBuffer->pLast->member.para.pt.y = yLastPos;
+  editor->pBuffer->pLast->member.para.pt.y = c.pt.y;
 
   ME_DestroyContext(&c, editor->hWnd);
 
-  /* Each paragraph may contain multiple rows, which should be scrollable, even
-     if the containing paragraph has pt.y == 0 */
-  item = editor->pBuffer->pFirst;
-  while ((item = ME_FindItemFwd(item, diStartRow)) != NULL) {
-    assert(item->type == diStartRow);
-    editor->nHeight = max(editor->nHeight, item->member.row.pt.y);
-  }
-
   if (bModified || editor->nTotalLength < editor->nLastTotalLength)
     ME_InvalidateMarkedParagraphs(editor);
   return bModified;