diff --git a/src/parser/org_source.rs b/src/parser/org_source.rs
index a97c323..3412ff7 100644
--- a/src/parser/org_source.rs
+++ b/src/parser/org_source.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ pub struct OrgSource<'s> {
     end: usize, // exclusive
     start_of_line: usize,
     preceding_character: Option<char>,
-    line_number: usize,
     bracket_depth: i32,     // []
     brace_depth: i32,       // {}
     parenthesis_depth: i32, // ()
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ impl<'s> OrgSource<'s> {
             end: input.len(),
             start_of_line: 0,
             preceding_character: None,
-            line_number: 1,
             bracket_depth: 0,
             brace_depth: 0,
             parenthesis_depth: 0,
@@ -73,10 +71,6 @@ impl<'s> OrgSource<'s> {
         self.slice(..(other.start - self.start))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_line_number(&self) -> usize {
-        self.line_number
-    }
-
     pub fn get_bracket_depth(&self) -> i32 {
         self.bracket_depth
     }
@@ -152,7 +146,6 @@ where
 
         let skipped_text = &self.full_source[self.start..new_start];
         let mut start_of_line = self.start_of_line;
-        let mut line_number = self.line_number;
         let mut bracket_depth = self.bracket_depth;
         let mut brace_depth = self.brace_depth;
         let mut parenthesis_depth = self.parenthesis_depth;
@@ -160,7 +153,6 @@ where
             match byte {
                 b'\n' => {
                     start_of_line = self.start + offset + 1;
-                    line_number += 1;
                 }
                 b'[' => {
                     bracket_depth += 1;
@@ -190,7 +182,6 @@ where
             end: new_end,
             start_of_line,
             preceding_character: skipped_text.chars().last(),
-            line_number,
             bracket_depth,
             brace_depth,
             parenthesis_depth,
@@ -436,15 +427,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(input.slice(8..).get_preceding_character(), Some('💛'));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn line_number() {
-        let input = OrgSource::new("lorem\nfoo\nbar\nbaz\nipsum");
-        assert_eq!(input.get_line_number(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(input.slice(5..).get_line_number(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).get_line_number(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(input.slice(6..).slice(10..).get_line_number(), 4);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn depth() {
         let input = OrgSource::new("[][()][({)]}}}}");