diff --git a/dmenubar/dmenu.c b/dmenubar/dmenu.c
index 0981bd4..d8dc767 100644
--- a/dmenubar/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenubar/dmenu.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 static void
 drawmenu(void)
 {
-	unsigned int curpos;
 	struct item *item;
 	int x = 0, y = 0, w;
 
@@ -131,12 +130,6 @@ drawmenu(void)
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0);
 
-	curpos = TEXTW(text) - TEXTW(&text[cursor]);
-	if ((curpos += lrpad / 2 - 1) < w) {
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2, 2, bh - 4, 1, 0);
-	}
-
 	if (matches) {
 		/* draw horizontal list */
 		x += inputw;