diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_font.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_font.h
index 028ff0f93d6..8f5ccf1087e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_font.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_font.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ typedef struct EditFont {
 	
 	wchar_t *textbuf;
 	struct CharInfo *textbufinfo;
-	wchar_t *oldstr;
-	struct CharInfo *oldstrinfo;
 	
 	float textcurs[4][2];
 	
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve.c
index 4524b3ac7ac..b31be3f0067 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve.c
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ void BKE_curve_editfont_free(Curve *cu)
 	if (cu->editfont) {
 		EditFont *ef = cu->editfont;
 
-		if (ef->oldstr)
-			MEM_freeN(ef->oldstr);
-		if (ef->oldstrinfo)
-			MEM_freeN(ef->oldstrinfo);
 		if (ef->textbuf)
 			MEM_freeN(ef->textbuf);
 		if (ef->textbufinfo)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c b/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
index dc58e84415c..6ba54145c25 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curve/editfont.c
@@ -1442,18 +1442,14 @@ void make_editText(Object *obedit)
 		ef->textbufinfo = MEM_callocN((MAXTEXT + 4) * sizeof(CharInfo), "texteditbufinfo");
 		ef->copybuf = MEM_callocN((MAXTEXT + 4) * sizeof(wchar_t), "texteditcopybuf");
 		ef->copybufinfo = MEM_callocN((MAXTEXT + 4) * sizeof(CharInfo), "texteditcopybufinfo");
-		ef->oldstr = MEM_callocN((MAXTEXT + 4) * sizeof(wchar_t), "oldstrbuf");
-		ef->oldstrinfo = MEM_callocN((MAXTEXT + 4) * sizeof(CharInfo), "oldstrbuf");
 	}
 	
 	/* Convert the original text to wchar_t */
 	BLI_strncpy_wchar_from_utf8(ef->textbuf, cu->str, MAXTEXT + 4); /* length is bogus */
-	wcscpy(ef->oldstr, ef->textbuf);
 
 	cu->len = wcslen(ef->textbuf);
 
 	memcpy(ef->textbufinfo, cu->strinfo, (cu->len) * sizeof(CharInfo));
-	memcpy(ef->oldstrinfo, cu->strinfo, (cu->len) * sizeof(CharInfo));
 
 	if (cu->pos > cu->len) cu->pos = cu->len;
 
@@ -1471,11 +1467,6 @@ void load_editText(Object *obedit)
 	Curve *cu = obedit->data;
 	EditFont *ef = cu->editfont;
 	
-	MEM_freeN(ef->oldstr);
-	ef->oldstr = NULL;
-	MEM_freeN(ef->oldstrinfo);
-	ef->oldstrinfo = NULL;
-	
 	update_string(cu);
 	
 	if (cu->strinfo)