1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/option.c b/src/nvim/option.c
index 88c458b597..26fc164c6c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/option.c
+++ b/src/nvim/option.c
@@ -939,11 +939,8 @@ void set_init_2(bool headless)
 {
   int idx;
 
-  /*
-   * 'scroll' defaults to half the window height. Note that this default is
-   * wrong when the window height changes.
-   */
-  set_number_default("scroll", Rows / 2);
+  // 'scroll' defaults to half the window height. The stored default is zero,
+  // which results in the actual value computed from the window height.
   idx = findoption("scroll");
   if (idx >= 0 && !(options[idx].flags & P_WAS_SET)) {
     set_option_default(idx, OPT_LOCAL, p_cp);