diff --git a/src/cairo-pdf-operators.c b/src/cairo-pdf-operators.c
index 48ae3a6..c10e574 100644
--- a/src/cairo-pdf-operators.c
+++ b/src/cairo-pdf-operators.c
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ _word_wrap_stream_count_string_up_to (word_wrap_stream_t *stream,
 {
     const unsigned char *s = data;
     int count = 0;
-    cairo_bool_t newline = FALSE;
 
     while (length--) {
 	count++;
@@ -269,9 +268,6 @@ _word_wrap_stream_count_string_up_to (word_wrap_stream_t *stream,
 	    if (*s == '\\') {
 		stream->in_escape = TRUE;
 		stream->escape_digits = 0;
-	    } else if (stream->column > stream->max_column) {
-		newline = TRUE;
-		break;
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    if (!_cairo_isdigit(*s) || ++stream->escape_digits == 3)
@@ -283,11 +279,6 @@ _word_wrap_stream_count_string_up_to (word_wrap_stream_t *stream,
     if (count)
 	_cairo_output_stream_write (stream->output, data, count);
 
-    if (newline) {
-	_cairo_output_stream_printf (stream->output, ")\n(");
-	stream->column = 0;
-    }
-
     return count;
 }