diff --git a/src/fold.c b/src/fold.c
index 5c41ed1..420bcf1 100644
--- a/src/fold.c
+++ b/src/fold.c
@@ -1061,7 +1061,6 @@
 foldAdjustVisual(void)
 {
     pos_T	*start, *end;
-    char_u	*ptr;
 
     if (!VIsual_active || !hasAnyFolding(curwin))
 	return;
@@ -1082,8 +1081,7 @@
     if (!hasFolding(end->lnum, NULL, &end->lnum))
 	return;
 
-    ptr = ml_get(end->lnum);
-    end->col = (colnr_T)STRLEN(ptr);
+    end->col = ml_get_len(end->lnum);
     if (end->col > 0 && *p_sel == 'o')
 	--end->col;
     // prevent cursor from moving on the trail byte
@@ -1799,7 +1797,7 @@
 
     // Allocate a new line: old-line + 'cms'-start + marker + 'cms'-end
     line = ml_get(lnum);
-    line_len = (int)STRLEN(line);
+    line_len = ml_get_len(lnum);
 
     if (u_save(lnum - 1, lnum + 1) != OK)
 	return;
@@ -1887,7 +1885,7 @@
 	    if (u_save(lnum - 1, lnum + 1) == OK)
 	    {
 		// Make new line: text-before-marker + text-after-marker
-		newline = alloc(STRLEN(line) - len + 1);
+		newline = alloc(ml_get_len(lnum) - len + 1);
 		if (newline != NULL)
 		{
 		    STRNCPY(newline, line, p - line);