diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/softwrap/mapping/MappingUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/softwrap/mapping/MappingUtil.java
index 3385fb034f5d..be229c854237 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/softwrap/mapping/MappingUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/softwrap/mapping/MappingUtil.java
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ public class MappingUtil {
         continue;
       }
       if (cacheEntry.startOffset > offset) {
-        if (start == end) {
-          return start - 1;
-        }
         end = i - 1;
         continue;
       }