diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 410772a..743c321 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -5496,15 +5496,6 @@
 	if (c == NUL)
 	{
 #ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
-	    if (eol_hl_off > 0 && vcol - eol_hl_off == (long)wp->w_virtcol
-		    && lnum == wp->w_cursor.lnum)
-	    {
-		/* highlight last char after line */
-		--col;
-		--off;
-		--vcol;
-	    }
-
 	    /* Highlight 'cursorcolumn' & 'colorcolumn' past end of the line. */
 	    if (wp->w_p_wrap)
 		v = wp->w_skipcol;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_hlsearch.vim b/src/testdir/test_hlsearch.vim
index db7a937..0b59440 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_hlsearch.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_hlsearch.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   new
   call setline(1, repeat(['aaa'], 10))
   set hlsearch nolazyredraw
-  let r=[]
   " redraw is needed to make hlsearch highlight the matches
   exe "normal! /aaa\<CR>" | redraw
   let r1 = screenattr(1, 1)
@@ -51,3 +50,16 @@
   set nohlsearch redrawtime&
   bwipe!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_hlsearch_eol_highlight()
+  new
+  call append(1, repeat([''], 9))
+  set hlsearch nolazyredraw
+  exe "normal! /$\<CR>" | redraw
+  let attr = screenattr(1, 1)
+  for row in range(2, 10)
+    call assert_equal(attr, screenattr(row, 1), 'in line ' . row)
+  endfor
+  set nohlsearch
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1077b9a..b1e76e5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    344,
+/**/
     343,
 /**/
     342,