diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a07272e9..d33221d1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ CVS code -
   edit_add()
 	- Rename to edit_draw(), and rename parameter yval to line.
 	  (DLR)
+  do_cursorpos()
+	- Remove unneeded assert. (DLR)
   do_yesno()
 	- Make mouse clicks on the Yes/No/All shortcuts work properly
 	  when the MORE_SPACE flag is set. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 3d017ad9..3c2c91c3 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ void update_statusbar_line(const char *curranswer, size_t index)
     size_t start_col, page_start;
     char *expanded;
 
-    assert(prompt != NULL && index <= strlen(buf));
+    assert(prompt != NULL && index <= strlen(curranswer));
 
     start_col = strlenpt(prompt) + 1;
     index = strnlenpt(curranswer, index);
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index bdd9050a..487fd744 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ void backup_lines(filestruct *first_line, size_t par_len)
      * current and filebot if filebot is the last line in the
      * paragraph. */
     assert(par_len > 0 && openfile->current->lineno + par_len <=
-	filebot->lineno + 1);
+	openfile->filebot->lineno + 1);
 
     /* Move bot down par_len lines to the line after the last line of
      * the paragraph, if there is one. */
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 2b228cfb..794c8965 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2901,10 +2901,6 @@ void do_cursorpos(bool constant)
     openfile->current->data[openfile->current_x] = c;
     openfile->current->next = f;
 
-    /* Check whether totsize is correct.  If it isn't, there is a bug
-     * somewhere. */
-    assert(openfile->current != openfile->filebot || i == openfile->totsize);
-
     if (constant && disable_cursorpos) {
 	disable_cursorpos = FALSE;
 	return;