diff --git a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
index ef0d5e4c6e5..e3b8baf0c0b 100644
--- a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
@@ -1143,7 +1143,6 @@ void LineEdit::clear_internal() {
 
 	_clear_undo_stack();
 	cached_width = 0;
-	cached_placeholder_width = 0;
 	cursor_pos = 0;
 	window_pos = 0;
 	undo_text = "";