diff --git a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
index d23309f46..532a61b2f 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
+++ b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ void Text::setWidth(qreal w)
     width = w;
     dirty = true;
 
-    if (elide)
-    {
-        QFontMetrics metrics = QFontMetrics(defFont);
-        elidedText = metrics.elidedText(text, Qt::ElideRight, width);
-    }
-
     regenerate();
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +250,9 @@ void Text::regenerate()
         }
         else
         {
+            QFontMetrics metrics = QFontMetrics(defFont);
+            QString elidedText = metrics.elidedText(rawText, Qt::ElideRight,
+                                                    qRound(width));
             doc->setPlainText(elidedText);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/chatlog/content/text.h b/src/chatlog/content/text.h
index b307fed13..354cbb746 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/content/text.h
+++ b/src/chatlog/content/text.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class QTextDocument;
 class Text : public ChatLineContent
 {
 public:
-    // txt: may contain html code
-    // rawText: does not contain html code
     Text(const QString& txt = "", const QFont& font = QFont(), bool enableElide = false, const QString& rawText = QString(), const QColor c = Qt::black);
     virtual ~Text();
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ private:
     QTextDocument* doc = nullptr;
     QString text;
     QString rawText;
-    QString elidedText;
     QString selectedText;
     QSizeF size;
     bool keepInMemory = false;