diff --git a/lib/ace/selection.js b/lib/ace/selection.js
index ee19fa99..c2ef2b42 100644
--- a/lib/ace/selection.js
+++ b/lib/ace/selection.js
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ var Selection = function(session) {
         _self._dispatchEvent("changeCursor");
         if (!_self.$isEmpty)
             _self._dispatchEvent("changeSelection");
-        if (e.old.row == e.value.row)
-            _self.$updateDesiredColumn();
     });
 
     this.selectionAnchor.on("change", function() {
@@ -435,7 +433,6 @@ var Selection = function(session) {
         );
         var screenCol = (chars == 0 && this.$desiredColumn) || screenPos.column;
         var docPos = this.session.screenToDocumentPosition(screenPos.row + rows, screenCol);
-
         this.moveCursorTo(docPos.row, docPos.column + chars, chars == 0);
     };
 
diff --git a/lib/ace/selection_test.js b/lib/ace/selection_test.js
index 40336444..da76de45 100644
--- a/lib/ace/selection_test.js
+++ b/lib/ace/selection_test.js
@@ -388,6 +388,18 @@ module.exports = {
         selection.moveCursorDown();
 
         assert.position(selection.getCursor(), 0, 12);
+    },
+    
+    "test go line up twice and then once down when in the second should go back to the previous column": function() {
+        var session = new EditSession("juhu\nkinners");
+        var selection = session.getSelection();
+        
+        selection.moveCursorTo(1, 4);
+        selection.moveCursorUp();
+        selection.moveCursorUp();
+        selection.moveCursorDown();
+
+        assert.position(selection.getCursor(), 1, 4);
     }
 };