diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 29c0fe0a..b2661166 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2016-01-02  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/text.c (do_spell, do_formatter): Plug three tiny memory leaks.
+	* src/text.c (do_alt_speller, do_formatter): There is no need here to
+	reinitialize the windows; it will be done when polling the keybuffer.
 
 2015-12-31  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/text.c (do_formatter): Restore the cursor position differently.
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index c116573a..c8313ef4 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2760,10 +2760,6 @@ const char *do_alt_speller(char *tempfile_name)
     /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
     curs_set(1);
 
-    /* The screen might have been resized.  If it has, reinitialize all
-     * the windows based on the new screen dimensions. */
-    window_init();
-
     if (!WIFEXITED(alt_spell_status) || WEXITSTATUS(alt_spell_status) != 0) {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	/* Turn the mark back on if it was on before. */
@@ -3326,10 +3322,6 @@ void do_formatter(void)
     /* Turn the cursor back on for sure. */
     curs_set(1);
 
-    /* The screen might have been resized.  If it has, reinitialize all
-     * the windows based on the new screen dimensions. */
-    window_init();
-
     if (!WIFEXITED(format_status) || WEXITSTATUS(format_status) != 0)
 	finalstatus = invocation_error(openfile->syntax->formatter);
     else {