diff --git a/src/Cursor.cpp b/src/Cursor.cpp
index 26aeabf1d5..ed182ace64 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/Cursor.cpp
@@ -1061,12 +1061,6 @@ CursorSlice Cursor::normalAnchor() const
 }
 
 
-DocIterator & Cursor::realAnchor()
-{
-	return anchor_;
-}
-
-
 CursorSlice Cursor::selBegin() const
 {
 	if (!selection())
diff --git a/src/Cursor.h b/src/Cursor.h
index a0f5ec14bf..de2405692a 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.h
+++ b/src/Cursor.h
@@ -297,10 +297,9 @@ public:
 
 	/// access to normalized selection anchor
 	CursorSlice normalAnchor() const;
-	// FIXME: this can't be a const & and a const function because
-	// LFUN_TAB_* wants to move the real anchor.
 	/// access to real selection anchor
-	DocIterator & realAnchor();
+	DocIterator const & realAnchor() const { return anchor_; }
+	DocIterator & realAnchor() { return anchor_; }
 	/// sets anchor to cursor position
 	void resetAnchor();
 	/// access to owning BufferView