diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fdf6fc78..865aea06 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2016-02-16  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+	* src/files.c (initialize_buffer_text): Delete redundant assignment.
+
 2016-02-15  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/files.c (read_file): Free not just the struct but also the
 	data it contains, and also when it is the first and only line.
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index afb499a0..cd420d91 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ void initialize_buffer_text(void)
     openfile->edittop = openfile->fileage;
     openfile->current = openfile->fileage;
 
-#ifndef DISABLE_COLOR
-    openfile->fileage->multidata = NULL;
-#endif
-
     openfile->totsize = 0;
 }