diff --git a/refactor/rename/go-rename.el b/refactor/rename/go-rename.el
index 8faecc63ad..5181ce0acf 100644
--- a/refactor/rename/go-rename.el
+++ b/refactor/rename/go-rename.el
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ the `gorename' tool. With FORCE, call `gorename' with the
         ;; failure
         (let ((w (display-buffer (current-buffer))))
           (message "gorename exited")
-          (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer w)
           (set-window-point w (point-min)))))))
 
   ;; Reload the modified files, saving line/col.