diff --git a/src/nvim/search.c b/src/nvim/search.c
index 6db5fc159b..b38296ac5c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/search.c
+++ b/src/nvim/search.c
@@ -3749,7 +3749,6 @@ bool search_for_fuzzy_match(buf_T *buf, pos_T *pos, char *pattern, int dir, pos_
                   }
                 }
                 *len = (int)(next_word_end - *ptr);
-                current_pos.col = *len;
               }
             }
             *pos = current_pos;
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
index 135e85b6c2..4bb537c081 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim
@@ -2996,6 +2996,10 @@ func Test_complete_fuzzy_collect()
   call feedkeys("Sh\<C-X>\<C-K>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<CR>\<Esc>0", 'tx!')
   call assert_equal('think', getline(line('.') - 1))
 
+  call setline(1, ['foo bar fuzzy', 'completefuzzycollect'])
+  call feedkeys("Gofuzzy\<C-X>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<C-Y>\<Esc>0", 'tx!')
+  call assert_equal('completefuzzycollect', getline('.'))
+
   bw!
   bw!
   set dict&