diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/MatchingCharacterPainter.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/MatchingCharacterPainter.java
index 3e23c79cb3e..85a2b460d5b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/MatchingCharacterPainter.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/MatchingCharacterPainter.java
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ private void draw(final GC gc, final int offset) {
 
 			final String matchingCharacter= fTextWidget.getText(offset, offset);
 			Point characterBounds= gc.textExtent(matchingCharacter);
-			characterBounds.y-= 1;
 			Rectangle hightlightingArea= Rectangle.of(offsetLocation, characterBounds);
 
 			// draw box around line segment