diff --git a/src/TextMetrics.h b/src/TextMetrics.h
index 1978cc5a27..4af380ebe5 100644
--- a/src/TextMetrics.h
+++ b/src/TextMetrics.h
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ private:
 	/// sets row.width to the minimum space a row needs on the screen in pixel
 	void setRowWidth(int right_margin, pit_type const pit, Row & row) const;
 
-// Temporary public:
-public:
 	/// Calculate and set the height of the row
 	void setHeightOfRow(pit_type, Row & row);
 
-private:
+// Temporary public:
+public:
 	/// returns the column near the specified x-coordinate of the row.
 	/// x is an absolute screen coord, it is set to the real beginning
 	/// of this column.
 	pos_type getColumnNearX(pit_type pit, Row const & row, int & x,
 		bool & boundary) const;
+private:
 
 	/// The BufferView owner.
 	BufferView * bv_;
diff --git a/src/text2.C b/src/text2.C
index bf34b25e1f..e47be66fd6 100644
--- a/src/text2.C
+++ b/src/text2.C
@@ -857,8 +857,6 @@ InsetBase * LyXText::editXY(LCursor & cur, int x, int y)
 	bool bound = false;
 
 	TextMetrics const & tm = cur.bv().textMetrics(this);
-	ParagraphMetrics const & pm = tm.parMetrics(pit);
-	int right_margin = tm.rightMargin(pm);
 	int xx = x; // is modified by getColumnNearX
 	pos_type const pos = row.pos()
 		+ tm.getColumnNearX(pit, row, xx, bound);