diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index 8e8ec62272..ea46d5f76d 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
         GetBuffer().Layout(dc, availableSpace, wxRICHTEXT_FIXED_WIDTH|wxRICHTEXT_VARIABLE_HEIGHT);
         GetBuffer().SetDirty(false);
         SetupScrollbars();
-        PositionCaret();
     }
+    PositionCaret();
 
     GetBuffer().Draw(dc, GetBuffer().GetRange(), GetSelectionRange(), drawingArea, 0 /* descent */, 0 /* flags */);
 }
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
index f8d267d2e4..cec140e5c4 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ static wxOutputStream& operator <<(wxOutputStream& stream, const wxString& s)
     return stream;
 }
 
+#if 0
 static wxOutputStream& operator <<(wxOutputStream& stream, long l)
 {
     wxString str;
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ static wxOutputStream& operator <<(wxOutputStream& stream, const char c)
     str.Printf(wxT("%c"), c);
     return stream << str;
 }
+#endif
 
 // Convert a colour to a 6-digit hex string
 static wxString ColourToHexString(const wxColour& col)