diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4906c213..7a224d2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2015-12-31  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/text.c (do_formatter): Restore the cursor position differently.
 	* src/search.c (do_gotopos): Delete this now unused function.
+	* src/search.c (do_gotolinecolumn): Chop an always FALSE parameter.
 
 2015-12-30  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/nano.c (main), src/files.c (open_buffer): Don't try to position
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 5e421372..55d94aa2 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ void do_insertfile(
 			!execute &&
 #endif
 			check_poshistory(answer, &savedposline, &savedposcol))
-		    do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+		    do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 	    } else
 #endif /* !DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER && !DISABLE_HISTORIES */
 	    {
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 9066bf0e..f3543ea0 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		/* If a position was given on the command line, go there. */
 		if (iline > 0 || icol > 0) {
-		    do_gotolinecolumn(iline, icol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+		    do_gotolinecolumn(iline, icol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 		    iline = 0;
 		    icol = 0;
 		}
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		    ssize_t savedposline, savedposcol;
 		    /* If edited before, restore the last cursor position. */
 		    if (check_poshistory(argv[i], &savedposline, &savedposcol))
-			do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol, FALSE,
+			do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol,
 						FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 		}
 #endif
@@ -2669,13 +2669,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* If a starting position was given on the command line, go there. */
     if (startline > 0 || startcol > 0)
-	do_gotolinecolumn(startline, startcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	do_gotolinecolumn(startline, startcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 #ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
     else {
 	ssize_t savedposline, savedposcol;
 	/* If the file was edited before, restore the last cursor position. */
 	if (check_poshistory(argv[optind], &savedposline, &savedposcol))
-	    do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	    do_gotolinecolumn(savedposline, savedposcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 53643260..564f4e3b 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ ssize_t do_replace_loop(
 void do_replace(void);
 void goto_line_posx(ssize_t line, size_t pos_x);
 void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
-	bool interactive, bool save_pos, bool allow_update);
+	bool interactive, bool allow_update);
 void do_gotolinecolumn_void(void);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 bool find_bracket_match(bool reverse, const char *bracket_set);
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index fb72a823..8a1d03c8 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ int search_init(bool replacing, bool use_answer)
 		return -2;	/* Call the opposite search function. */
 	} else if (func == do_gotolinecolumn_void) {
 		do_gotolinecolumn(openfile->current->lineno,
-			openfile->placewewant + 1, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE,
-			TRUE);
+			openfile->placewewant + 1, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE);
 				/* Put answer up on the statusbar and
 				 * fall through. */
 		return 3;
@@ -947,11 +946,10 @@ void goto_line_posx(ssize_t line, size_t pos_x)
 }
 
 /* Go to the specified line and column, or ask for them if interactive
- * is TRUE.  Save the x-coordinate and y-coordinate if save_pos is TRUE.
- * Update the screen afterwards if allow_update is TRUE.  Note that both
- * the line and column numbers should be one-based. */
+ * is TRUE.  Update the screen afterwards if allow_update is TRUE.
+ * Note that both the line and column number should be one-based. */
 void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
-	bool interactive, bool save_pos, bool allow_update)
+	bool interactive, bool allow_update)
 {
     if (interactive) {
 	char *ans = mallocstrcpy(NULL, answer);
@@ -1013,10 +1011,8 @@ void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
     openfile->current_x = actual_x(openfile->current->data, column - 1);
     openfile->placewewant = column - 1;
 
-    /* Put the top line of the edit window in range of the current line.
-     * If save_pos is TRUE, don't change the cursor position when doing
-     * it. */
-    edit_update(save_pos ? NONE : CENTER);
+    /* Put the top line of the edit window in range of the current line. */
+    edit_update(CENTER);
 
     /* If allow_update is TRUE, update the screen. */
     if (allow_update) {
@@ -1029,7 +1025,7 @@ void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
 void do_gotolinecolumn_void(void)
 {
     do_gotolinecolumn(openfile->current->lineno,
-	openfile->placewewant + 1, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE);
+	openfile->placewewant + 1, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
 }
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index c196a93a..f4a75c9d 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -3180,7 +3180,7 @@ void do_linter(void)
 		}
 	    }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
-	    do_gotolinecolumn(curlint->lineno, tmpcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	    do_gotolinecolumn(curlint->lineno, tmpcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 	    titlebar(NULL);
 	    edit_refresh();
 	    statusbar(curlint->msg);