diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 54e6e6f0c18..05ca046ebce 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+2001-01-29  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+	* xdisp.c (forward_to_next_line_start): Remove xassert.
+
 2001-01-29  Jason Rumney  <jasonr@gnu.org>
 
-	w32term.c (x_draw_row_bitmaps): Delay obtaining HDC to avoid
+	* w32term.c (x_draw_row_bitmaps): Delay obtaining HDC to avoid
 	returning without releasing it.
 
 2001-01-29  Kenichi Handa  <handa@etl.go.jp>
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index dffef44f487..149741d9857 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -3547,7 +3547,6 @@ forward_to_next_line_start (it, skipped_p)
     }
 
   it->selective = old_selective;
-  xassert (!newline_found_p || FETCH_BYTE (IT_BYTEPOS (*it) - 1) == '\n');
   return newline_found_p;
 }