diff --git a/gui/codeeditor.cpp b/gui/codeeditor.cpp
index 0e69e5427..d68fe8a0f 100644
--- a/gui/codeeditor.cpp
+++ b/gui/codeeditor.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ CodeEditor::CodeEditor(QWidget *parent) : QPlainTextEdit(parent)
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(blockCountChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateLineNumberAreaWidth(int)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(updateRequest(QRect,int)), this, SLOT(updateLineNumberArea(QRect,int)));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(cursorPositionChanged()), this, SLOT(highlightCurrentLine()));
 
     updateLineNumberAreaWidth(0);
 }