diff --git a/lib/irb.rb b/lib/irb.rb
index 44477b487f..57ec911f34 100644
--- a/lib/irb.rb
+++ b/lib/irb.rb
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ module IRB
             prompt_i = @context.prompt_i.nil? ? "" : @context.prompt_i
             ind = prompt(prompt_i, ltype, indent, line_no)[/.*\z/].size +
               indent * 2 - p.size
-            ind += 2 if continue
             @context.io.prompt = p + " " * ind if ind > 0
           end
         end