diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/Brackets.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/Brackets.java
index 1d7e3aa75..c35e9c359 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/Brackets.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/Brackets.java
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ public class Brackets {
     final int len = text.length();
     for (pos++; pos < len; pos++)
       if (text.charAt(pos) == '\n') {
-        pos++;
         return;
       }
   }