diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.c b/src/terminal/terminal.c
index 265f9381..ccbe30ef 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.c
@@ -41,28 +41,6 @@ INIT_LIST_HEAD(terminals);
 
 static void check_if_no_terminal(void);
 
-#if 0
-static int
-was_utf8(int in, int out)
-{
-	/* Taken from setedit.
-	 * Set cursor in the up left corner. Write "\357\200\240" == U+F020.
-	 * Read cursor position. For UTF-8 x will be 2.
-	 * For normal mode it will be 4. */
-	static unsigned char *str = "\033[1;1H\357\200\240\033[6n";
-	unsigned char buf[20];
-	int x, y;
-
-	hard_write(out, str, strlen(str));
-	buf[0] = '\0';
-	read(in, buf, 6);
-	if (sscanf(buf,"\033[%d;%dR",&y,&x)==2) {
-		if (x > 2) return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-#endif
-
 void
 redraw_terminal(struct terminal *term)
 {
@@ -118,13 +96,6 @@ init_term(int fdin, int fdout)
 	term->spec = get_opt_rec(config_options, name);
 	object_lock(term->spec);
 
-#if 0
-	/* The hack to restore console in the right mode */
-	if (get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "type") == TERM_LINUX) {
-		term->linux_was_utf8 = was_utf8(get_input_handle(), term->fdout);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	add_to_list(terminals, term);
 
 	set_handlers(fdin, (select_handler_T) in_term, NULL,
@@ -172,17 +143,6 @@ destroy_terminal(struct terminal *term)
 	del_from_list(term);
 	close(term->fdin);
 
-#if 0
-	/* This code doesn't work with slave terminals. */
-	if (get_opt_int_tree(term->spec, "type") == TERM_LINUX) {
-		if (term->linux_was_utf8) {
-			hard_write(term->fdout, "\033%G", 3);
-		} else {
-			hard_write(term->fdout, "\033%@", 3);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	if (term->fdout != 1) {
 		if (term->fdout != term->fdin) close(term->fdout);
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.h b/src/terminal/terminal.h
index 9a609aac..2cf32638 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.h
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@ struct terminal {
 	unsigned int utf8:1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_UTF8 */
 
-	/* Indicates whether Linux console was in UTF-8 mode on startup */
-	unsigned int linux_was_utf8:1;
-
 	/* The current tab number. */
 	int current_tab;