diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-data.c b/gdb/tui/tui-data.c
index 0c350d8..f610d9c 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-data.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-data.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ tui_clear_win_detail (struct tui_win_info *win_info)
 	  win_info->detail.source_info.horizontal_offset = 0;
 	  break;
 	case CMD_WIN:
-	  win_info->detail.command_info.cur_line =
-	    win_info->detail.command_info.curch = 0;
+	  wmove (win_info->generic.handle, 0, 0);
 	  break;
 	case DATA_WIN:
 	  win_info->detail.data_display_info.data_content =
@@ -546,8 +545,6 @@ init_win_info (struct tui_win_info *win_info)
       win_info->detail.data_display_info.current_group = 0;
       break;
     case CMD_WIN:
-      win_info->detail.command_info.cur_line = 0;
-      win_info->detail.command_info.curch = 0;
       break;
     default:
       win_info->detail.opaque = NULL;
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-data.h b/gdb/tui/tui-data.h
index 0e7e31e..df1fe6c 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-data.h
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-data.h
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ struct tui_source_info
 
 struct tui_command_info
 {
-  int cur_line;			/* The current line position.  */
-  int curch;			/* The current cursor position.  */
   int start_line;
 };
 
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-io.c b/gdb/tui/tui-io.c
index 97906ce..f0ff5c0 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-io.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-io.c
@@ -187,10 +187,7 @@ tui_puts (const char *string)
       else if (c == '\n')
         tui_skip_line = -1;
     }
-  getyx (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line,
-         TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch);
-  TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line
-    = TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line;
+  TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line = getcury (w);
 }
 
 /* Readline callback.
@@ -271,24 +268,16 @@ tui_redisplay_readline (void)
           waddch (w, c);
 	}
       if (c == '\n')
-        {
-          getyx (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line,
-                 TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch);
-        }
+	TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line = getcury (w);
       getyx (w, line, col);
       if (col < prev_col)
         height++;
       prev_col = col;
     }
   wclrtobot (w);
-  getyx (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line,
-         TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch);
+  TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line = getcury (w);
   if (c_line >= 0)
-    {
-      wmove (w, c_line, c_pos);
-      TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line = c_line;
-      TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch = c_pos;
-    }
+    wmove (w, c_line, c_pos);
   TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line -= height - 1;
 
   wrefresh (w);
@@ -371,10 +360,11 @@ static void
 tui_mld_erase_entire_line (const struct match_list_displayer *displayer)
 {
   WINDOW *w = TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.handle;
+  int cur_y = getcury (w);
 
-  wmove (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line, 0);
+  wmove (w, cur_y, 0);
   wclrtoeol (w);
-  wmove (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line, 0);
+  wmove (w, cur_y, 0);
 }
 
 /* TUI version of displayer.beep.  */
@@ -521,10 +511,6 @@ tui_cont_sig (int sig)
       /* Force a refresh of the screen.  */
       tui_refresh_all_win ();
 
-      /* Update cursor position on the screen.  */
-      wmove (TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.handle,
-             TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.start_line,
-             TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch);
       wrefresh (TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.handle);
     }
   signal (sig, tui_cont_sig);
@@ -601,7 +587,7 @@ tui_getc (FILE *fp)
          user we recognized the command.  */
       if (rl_end == 0)
         {
-          wmove (w, TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line, 0);
+	  wmove (w, getcury (w), 0);
 
           /* Clear the line.  This will blink the gdb prompt since
              it will be redrawn at the same line.  */
@@ -614,8 +600,8 @@ tui_getc (FILE *fp)
 	  /* Move cursor to the end of the command line before emitting the
 	     newline.  We need to do so because when ncurses outputs a newline
 	     it truncates any text that appears past the end of the cursor.  */
-	  int px = TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch;
-	  int py = TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.cur_line;
+	  int px, py;
+	  getyx (w, py, px);
 	  px += rl_end - rl_point;
 	  py += px / TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.width;
 	  px %= TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.width;
@@ -627,8 +613,6 @@ tui_getc (FILE *fp)
   /* Handle prev/next/up/down here.  */
   ch = tui_dispatch_ctrl_char (ch);
   
-  if (ch == '\n' || ch == '\r' || ch == '\f')
-    TUI_CMD_WIN->detail.command_info.curch = 0;
   if (ch == KEY_BACKSPACE)
     return '\b';
 
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-win.c b/gdb/tui/tui-win.c
index 29ad279..6768d35 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-win.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-win.c
@@ -1525,8 +1525,6 @@ make_visible_with_new_height (struct tui_win_info *win_info)
       tui_display_all_data ();
       break;
     case CMD_WIN:
-      win_info->detail.command_info.cur_line = 0;
-      win_info->detail.command_info.curch = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_WRESIZE
       wresize (TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.handle,
 	       TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.height,
@@ -1535,9 +1533,7 @@ make_visible_with_new_height (struct tui_win_info *win_info)
       mvwin (TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.handle,
 	     TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.origin.y,
 	     TUI_CMD_WIN->generic.origin.x);
-      wmove (win_info->generic.handle,
-	     win_info->detail.command_info.cur_line,
-	     win_info->detail.command_info.curch);
+      wmove (win_info->generic.handle, 0, 0);
       break;
     default:
       break;
