diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextAreaPainter.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/pdex/JavaTextAreaPainter.java
@@ -109,12 +109,22 @@ synchronized public void paint(Graphics gfx) {
			}

			// draw color boxes
			for (ColorControlBox cBox: colorBoxes.get(currentTab)) {
-				int lineStartChar = textArea.getLineStartOffset(cBox.getLine());
-				int x = textArea.offsetToX(cBox.getLine(), cBox.getCharIndex() - lineStartChar);
				int y = textArea.lineToY(cBox.getLine()) + fm.getDescent();
-				cBox.setPos(x, y+1);
				cBox.draw(g2d);
			}
		}
	}