diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bb997933..e14a3690c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - Change SVG export to create a simpler SVG
+- Fix render_lines crash when render height was negative https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/2246
 
 ## [12.3.0] - 2022-04-26
 
diff --git a/rich/console.py b/rich/console.py
index 1ead4194c..2f685c875 100644
--- a/rich/console.py
+++ b/rich/console.py
@@ -2542,11 +2542,3 @@ def _svg_hash(svg_main_code: str) -> str:
             },
         }
     )
-    from rich.console import Console
-    from rich.padding import Padding
-
-    console = Console()
-    options = console.options.update_height(1)
-
-    padding = Padding("hello", pad=(1, 1, 1, 1))
-    console.render_lines(padding, options=options)