diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
index b4013537..5050c800 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-entry.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void gui_entry_erase(GUI_ENTRY_REC *entry, int size, CUTBUFFER_UPDATE_OP update_
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (size == 0 && clear_enabled) {
+	if (size == 0) {
 		/* we just wanted to clear the cutbuffer */
 		return;
 	}