diff --git a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
index 868b63c..58e3865 100644
--- a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
+++ b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
@@ -377,22 +377,6 @@ int BufferPane::character_width(uint32_t character)
     }
 }
 
-void BufferPane::draw_buffer_character(int screen_column, int screen_row, uint32_t character)
-{
-    if (character < 0x20u)
-    {
-        m_window->gl()->draw_character(win_x(col_x(screen_column)), win_y(row_y(screen_row)),
-                '^', *m_window->font(), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        m_window->gl()->draw_character(win_x(col_x(screen_column + 1)), win_y(row_y(screen_row)),
-                (character - 0x20u + 'A'), *m_window->font(), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        m_window->gl()->draw_character(win_x(col_x(screen_column)), win_y(row_y(screen_row)),
-                character, *m_window->font(), 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-    }
-}
-
 void BufferPane::draw_cursor(int x, int y, int i, int columns)
 {
     if (m_command_mode && (!m_focused))
diff --git a/src/gui/BufferPane.h b/src/gui/BufferPane.h
index 955fc02..5f50bdf 100644
--- a/src/gui/BufferPane.h
+++ b/src/gui/BufferPane.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ protected:
     int draw_buffer_line(int screen_row, const Buffer::Iterator & start_of_line);
     void draw_character(uint32_t character, int screen_row, int screen_column);
     int character_width(uint32_t character);
-    void draw_buffer_character(int screen_column, int screen_row, uint32_t character);
     void draw_cursor(int x, int y, int i, int columns);
     int calculate_rows_in_cursor_line(const Buffer::Iterator & start_of_line);
     int calculate_rows_in_line_with_iterator_offset(const Buffer::Iterator & start_of_line, const Buffer::Iterator & reference, int * iterator_row_offset);