diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretImpl.java
index 5c347c34a2b0..9ad9e986fa88 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/CaretImpl.java
@@ -431,22 +431,6 @@ public class CaretImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements Caret {
 
     Document doc = myEditor.getDocument();
 
-    if (column < 0) {
-      if (debugBuffer != null) {
-        debugBuffer.append("Resetting target logical column to zero as it is negative (").append(column).append(")\n");
-      }
-      column = 0;
-      softWrapColumns = 0;
-    }
-    if (line < 0) {
-      if (debugBuffer != null) {
-        debugBuffer.append("Resetting target logical line to zero as it is negative (").append(line).append(")\n");
-      }
-      line = 0;
-      softWrapLinesBefore = 0;
-      softWrapLinesCurrent = 0;
-    }
-
     int lineCount = doc.getLineCount();
     if (lineCount == 0) {
       if (debugBuffer != null) {
@@ -645,10 +629,6 @@ public class CaretImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements Caret {
     int column = pos.column;
     int line = pos.line;
 
-    if (column < 0) column = 0;
-
-    if (line < 0) line = 0;
-
     int lastLine = myEditor.getVisibleLineCount() - 1;
     if (lastLine <= 0) {
       lastLine = 0;
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
index e94ff8ddbe5d..7174cd533ff7 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
@@ -4097,14 +4097,6 @@ public final class EditorImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements EditorEx, Hi
     int softWrapLinesOnTargetLogicalLine = pos.softWrapLinesOnCurrentLogicalLine;
     int softWrapColumns = pos.softWrapColumnDiff;
 
-    if (line < 0) {
-      line = 0;
-      column = 0;
-      softWrapLinesBeforeTargetLogicalLine = 0;
-      softWrapLinesOnTargetLogicalLine = 0;
-      softWrapColumns = 0;
-    }
-
     final int totalLines = myDocument.getLineCount();
     if (totalLines <= 0) {
       return new LogicalPosition(0, 0);