diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h b/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
index 43c6e31069..eddfcab306 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ struct _GtkTreeViewPrivate
   gint press_start_x;
   gint press_start_y;
 
-  gint event_last_x;
-  gint event_last_y;
-
   guint last_button_time;
   gint last_button_x;
   gint last_button_y;
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index 53732cd65c..39dd31e6ec 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ static void     remove_expand_collapse_timeout               (GtkTreeView
 static void     cancel_arrow_animation                       (GtkTreeView        *tree_view);
 static gboolean do_expand_collapse                           (GtkTreeView        *tree_view);
 static void     gtk_tree_view_stop_rubber_band               (GtkTreeView        *tree_view);
-static void     update_prelight                              (GtkTreeView        *tree_view,
-                                                              int                 x,
-                                                              int                 y);
 
 /* interactive search */
 static void     gtk_tree_view_ensure_interactive_directory (GtkTreeView *tree_view);
@@ -2476,11 +2473,6 @@ gtk_tree_view_size_allocate (GtkWidget     *widget,
       /* This little hack only works if we have an LTR locale, and no column has the  */
       if (width_changed)
 	{
-          if (tree_view->priv->tree)
-            update_prelight (tree_view,
-                             tree_view->priv->event_last_x,
-                             tree_view->priv->event_last_y);
-
 	  if (gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (tree_view)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR &&
 	      ! has_expand_column)
 	    invalidate_last_column (tree_view);
@@ -3299,26 +3291,6 @@ prelight_or_select (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
     do_prelight (tree_view, tree, node, x, y);
 }
 
-static void
-update_prelight (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
-                 gint         x,
-                 gint         y)
-{
-  int new_y;
-  GtkRBTree *tree;
-  GtkRBNode *node;
-
-  new_y = TREE_WINDOW_Y_TO_RBTREE_Y (tree_view, y);
-  if (new_y < 0)
-    new_y = 0;
-
-  _gtk_rbtree_find_offset (tree_view->priv->tree,
-                           new_y, &tree, &node);
-
-  if (node)
-    prelight_or_select (tree_view, tree, node, x, y);
-}
-
 static void
 ensure_unprelighted (GtkTreeView *tree_view)
 {
@@ -4130,9 +4102,6 @@ gtk_tree_view_motion_bin_window (GtkWidget      *widget,
       (tree_view->priv->button_pressed_node != node))
     node = NULL;
 
-  tree_view->priv->event_last_x = event->x;
-  tree_view->priv->event_last_y = event->y;
-
   prelight_or_select (tree_view, tree, node, event->x, event->y);
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -10569,15 +10538,9 @@ gtk_tree_view_adjustment_changed (GtkAdjustment *adjustment,
 		       - tree_view->priv->hadjustment->value,
 		       0);
       dy = tree_view->priv->dy - (int) tree_view->priv->vadjustment->value;
-      if (dy)
+      if (dy && tree_view->priv->edited_column)
 	{
-          if (tree_view->priv->tree)
-            update_prelight (tree_view,
-                             tree_view->priv->event_last_x,
-                             tree_view->priv->event_last_y - dy);
-
-	  if (tree_view->priv->edited_column &&
-              GTK_IS_WIDGET (tree_view->priv->edited_column->editable_widget))
+	  if (GTK_IS_WIDGET (tree_view->priv->edited_column->editable_widget))
 	    {
 	      GList *list;
 	      GtkWidget *widget;