diff --git a/screen-redraw.c b/screen-redraw.c
index 82dcb4c9..9244348f 100644
--- a/screen-redraw.c
+++ b/screen-redraw.c
@@ -1313,10 +1313,8 @@ screen_redraw_draw_scrollbar(struct screen_redraw_ctx *ctx,
 	int			 yoff = wp->yoff;
 	struct visible_ranges	*vr;
 
-	if (ctx->statustop) {
-		sb_y += ctx->statuslines;
+	if (ctx->statustop)
 		sy += ctx->statuslines;
-	}
 
 	/* Set up style for slider. */
 	gc = sb_style->gc;