(init_from_display_pos): Remove unwarranted assertion.

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index dd955df30cf..aab2d0a8d6d 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-03-27  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+        * xdisp.c (init_from_display_pos): Remove unwarranted assertion.
+
         * xmenu.c (free_frame_menubar) [USE_MOTIF]: If the shell widget's
         x/y position is (0, 0) after destroying the menu bar, restore
         its original position.
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 5dc97d0775f..bd6a07e05d0 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,6 @@ init_from_display_pos (it, w, pos)
      but the call to init_iterator below will move us to the
      after-string.  */
   init_iterator (it, w, charpos, bytepos, NULL, DEFAULT_FACE_ID);
-  xassert (IT_CHARPOS (*it) == CHARPOS (pos->pos));
 
   /* If position is within an overlay string, set up IT to
      the right overlay string.  */