diff --git a/plugin/sensible.vim b/plugin/sensible.vim
index cef8500..614fe0e 100644
--- a/plugin/sensible.vim
+++ b/plugin/sensible.vim
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ endif
 
 if &listchars ==# 'eol:$'
   set listchars=tab:>\ ,trail:-,extends:>,precedes:<,nbsp:+
-  if !has('win32') && (&termencoding ==# 'utf-8' || &encoding ==# 'utf-8')
-    let &listchars = "tab:\u21e5 ,trail:\u2423,extends:\u21c9,precedes:\u21c7,nbsp:\u00b7"
-  endif
 endif
 
 if &shell =~# 'fish$'