diff --git a/engines/sci/gui/gui.cpp b/engines/sci/gui/gui.cpp
index 707c8af7c59..f93901b5fea 100644
--- a/engines/sci/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ void SciGui::drawControlTextEdit(Common::Rect rect, reg_t obj, const char *text,
 	Common::Rect textRect = rect;
 	uint16 oldFontId = _gfx->GetFontId();
 
-	textRect.translate(0, 1);
 	rect.grow(1);
 	_gfx->TexteditCursorErase();
 	_gfx->EraseRect(rect);
diff --git a/engines/sci/gui/gui_gfx.cpp b/engines/sci/gui/gui_gfx.cpp
index bb832b288fc..7e5e6147e75 100644
--- a/engines/sci/gui/gui_gfx.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/gui/gui_gfx.cpp
@@ -894,13 +894,11 @@ void SciGuiGfx::TexteditChange(reg_t controlObject, reg_t eventObject) {
 		Common::Rect rect;
 		rect = Common::Rect(GET_SEL32V(segMan, controlObject, nsLeft), GET_SEL32V(segMan, controlObject, nsTop),
 							  GET_SEL32V(segMan, controlObject, nsRight), GET_SEL32V(segMan, controlObject, nsBottom));
-		rect.top++;
 		TexteditCursorErase();
 		EraseRect(rect);
 		TextBox(text.c_str(), 0, rect, SCI_TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT, fontId);
 		BitsShow(rect);
 		SetFont(fontId);
-		rect.top--;
 		TexteditCursorDraw(rect, text.c_str(), cursorPos);
 		SetFont(oldFontId);
 		// Write back string