diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index b43d3dd2ec..ae069c3030 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 	 */
 
 	if (options->stat_width == -1)
-		width = term_columns() - options->output_prefix_length;
+		width = term_columns() - strlen(line_prefix);
 	else
 		width = options->stat_width ? options->stat_width : 80;
 	number_width = decimal_width(max_change) > number_width ?
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 125447be09..49e4aaafb2 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ struct diff_options {
 	diff_format_fn_t format_callback;
 	void *format_callback_data;
 	diff_prefix_fn_t output_prefix;
-	int output_prefix_length;
 	void *output_prefix_data;
 
 	int diff_path_counter;
diff --git a/graph.c b/graph.c
index dd1720148d..a468038405 100644
--- a/graph.c
+++ b/graph.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static struct strbuf *diff_output_prefix_callback(struct diff_options *opt, void
 	assert(opt);
 	assert(graph);
 
-	opt->output_prefix_length = graph->width;
 	strbuf_reset(&msgbuf);
 	graph_padding_line(graph, &msgbuf);
 	return &msgbuf;
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ struct git_graph *graph_init(struct rev_info *opt)
 	 */
 	opt->diffopt.output_prefix = diff_output_prefix_callback;
 	opt->diffopt.output_prefix_data = graph;
-	opt->diffopt.output_prefix_length = 0;
 
 	return graph;
 }