--- a/QScintilla/Editor.py	Fri Dec 22 19:52:58 2017 +0100
+++ b/QScintilla/Editor.py	Sat Dec 23 16:30:40 2017 +0100
@@ -1622,7 +1622,6 @@
         self.setLexer(self.lexer_)
         self.__setMarginsDisplay()
         if self.lexer_.lexer() == "container" or self.lexer_.lexer() is None:
-            self.setStyleBits(self.lexer_.styleBitsNeeded())
             self.SCN_STYLENEEDED.connect(self.__styleNeeded)
         
         # get the font for style 0 and set it as the default font