diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index e6d350ab..3c63a9d5 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ server_client_loop(void)
 	 */
 	focus = options_get_number(global_options, "focus-events");
 	RB_FOREACH(w, windows, &windows) {
-		w->flags &= ~WINDOW_REDRAW;
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(wp, &w->panes, entry) {
 			if (wp->fd != -1) {
 				if (focus)
@@ -1235,11 +1234,6 @@ server_client_check_redraw(struct client *c)
 		tty_update_mode(tty, tty->mode, NULL);
 		screen_redraw_screen(c, 1, 1, 1);
 		c->flags &= ~(CLIENT_STATUS|CLIENT_BORDERS);
-	} else if (c->flags & CLIENT_REDRAWWINDOW) {
-		tty_update_mode(tty, tty->mode, NULL);
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(wp, &c->session->curw->window->panes, entry)
-			screen_redraw_pane(c, wp);
-		c->flags &= ~CLIENT_REDRAWWINDOW;
 	} else {
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(wp, &c->session->curw->window->panes, entry) {
 			if (wp->flags & PANE_REDRAW) {
diff --git a/server-fn.c b/server-fn.c
index 5e67be51..0be7f70d 100644
--- a/server-fn.c
+++ b/server-fn.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ server_redraw_window(struct window *w)
 		if (c->session != NULL && c->session->curw->window == w)
 			server_redraw_client(c);
 	}
-	w->flags |= WINDOW_REDRAW;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 12847f1e..3deab57d 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ struct window {
 	int		 flags;
 #define WINDOW_BELL 0x1
 #define WINDOW_ACTIVITY 0x2
-#define WINDOW_REDRAW 0x4
+/* 0x4 unused */
 #define WINDOW_SILENCE 0x8
 #define WINDOW_ZOOMED 0x1000
 #define WINDOW_FORCEWIDTH 0x2000
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ struct client {
 #define CLIENT_DEAD 0x200
 #define CLIENT_BORDERS 0x400
 #define CLIENT_READONLY 0x800
-#define CLIENT_REDRAWWINDOW 0x1000
+/* 0x1000 unused */
 #define CLIENT_CONTROL 0x2000
 #define CLIENT_CONTROLCONTROL 0x4000
 #define CLIENT_FOCUSED 0x8000
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 29211be8..43ea1749 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, const struct window_pane *wp,
 		tty_putcode(tty, TTYC_EL1);
 		cleared = 1;
 	}
-	tty_cursor(tty, ox, oy + py);
+	if (sx != 0)
+		tty_cursor(tty, ox, oy + py);
 
 	memcpy(&last, &grid_default_cell, sizeof last);
 	len = 0;
@@ -776,7 +777,6 @@ tty_draw_line(struct tty *tty, const struct window_pane *wp,
 
 	if (!cleared && sx < tty->sx) {
 		tty_default_attributes(tty, wp, 8);
-
 		tty_cursor(tty, ox + sx, oy + py);
 		if (sx != screen_size_x(s) &&
 		    ox + screen_size_x(s) >= tty->sx &&
@@ -816,9 +816,7 @@ tty_write(void (*cmdfn)(struct tty *, const struct tty_ctx *),
 	if (wp == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (wp->window->flags & WINDOW_REDRAW || wp->flags & PANE_REDRAW)
-		return;
-	if (!window_pane_visible(wp) || wp->flags & PANE_DROP)
+	if ((wp->flags & (PANE_REDRAW|PANE_DROP)) || !window_pane_visible(wp))
 		return;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(c, &clients, entry) {