diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 4fa45608..832e85dd 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -253,18 +253,6 @@ utf8_display_len(const char * const str)
     return len;
 }
 
-gboolean
-utf8_is_printable(const wint_t ch)
-{
-    char bytes[MB_CUR_MAX+1];
-    size_t utf_len = wcrtomb(bytes, ch, NULL);
-    bytes[utf_len] = '\0';
-
-    gunichar unichar = g_utf8_get_char(bytes);
-
-    return g_unichar_isprint(unichar) && (ch != KEY_MOUSE);
-}
-
 char *
 prof_getline(FILE *stream)
 {
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index c1aa532d..9da0c974 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,28,0)
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@ char * str_replace(const char *string, const char *substr,
 int str_contains(const char str[], int size, char ch);
 gboolean strtoi_range(char *str, int *saveptr, int min, int max, char **err_msg);
 int utf8_display_len(const char * const str);
-gboolean utf8_is_printable(const wint_t ch);
 char * prof_getline(FILE *stream);
 char* release_get_latest(void);
 gboolean release_is_new(char *found_version);
diff --git a/src/config/preferences.c b/src/config/preferences.c
index 36250cd8..62e2522b 100644
--- a/src/config/preferences.c
+++ b/src/config/preferences.c
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "common.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
diff --git a/src/config/preferences.h b/src/config/preferences.h
index d1faca63..273ce6bb 100644
--- a/src/config/preferences.h
+++ b/src/config/preferences.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
 
 #define PREFS_MIN_LOG_SIZE 64
 #define PREFS_MAX_LOG_SIZE 1048580
diff --git a/src/config/theme.h b/src/config/theme.h
index 13099eb4..2ddbb17b 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.h
+++ b/src/config/theme.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
 
 typedef enum {
     THEME_TEXT,
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index 29ee6bef..7a2c956b 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "contact.h"
 #include "jid.h"
diff --git a/src/ui/window.h b/src/ui/window.h
index 06fbf7b5..e4d9ca33 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.h
+++ b/src/ui/window.h
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@
 
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "contact.h"
 #include "muc.h"
 #include "ui/buffer.h"
 #include "xmpp/xmpp.h"
 #include "chat_state.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
+#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#endif
+
 #define NO_ME           1
 #define NO_DATE         2
 #define NO_EOL          4
diff --git a/src/ui/windows.c b/src/ui/windows.c
index 2334efc8..38c7079a 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows.c
+++ b/src/ui/windows.c
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "common.h"
 #include "roster_list.h"
 #include "config/theme.h"