diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 93fc7446..d2e3c51b 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: screen-write.c,v 1.69 2009-08-21 21:09:13 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: screen-write.c,v 1.70 2009-08-21 21:13:20 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -858,9 +858,6 @@ screen_write_overwrite(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx)
 	u_int			 xx;
 
 	gc = grid_view_peek_cell(gd, s->cx, s->cy);
-	if (gc->flags & GRID_FLAG_UTF8)
-		gu = grid_view_peek_utf8(gd, s->cx, s->cy);
-
 	if (gc->flags & GRID_FLAG_PADDING) {
 		/*
 		 * A padding cell, so clear any following and leading padding