diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
index 6136466fc..3683bb26c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
@@ -2587,9 +2587,9 @@ void ScintillaEditView::columnReplace(ColumnModeInfos & cmi, const TCHAR *str)
 	}
 }
 
-void ScintillaEditView::columnReplace(ColumnModeInfos & cmi, int initial, int incr, int repeat, const UCHAR format)
+void ScintillaEditView::columnReplace(ColumnModeInfos & cmi, int initial, int incr, int repeat, UCHAR format)
 {
-	assert(kiRepeat > 0);
+	assert(repeat > 0);
 
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