x.c | 7 +------

diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index aa0999708da84930a9752da8dd6d5bdc9991bb5d..9cb84d45a848479d40b329d29ce26e49fa46c83f 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1381,12 +1381,7 @@ 	Color *fg, *bg, *temp, revfg, revbg, truefg, truebg;
 	XRenderColor colfg, colbg;
 	XRectangle r;
 
-	/* Fallback on color display for attributes not supported by the font */
-	if (base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC && base.mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
-		if (dc.ibfont.badslant || dc.ibfont.badweight)
-			base.fg = defaultattr;
-	} else if ((base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC && dc.ifont.badslant) ||
-	    (base.mode & ATTR_BOLD && dc.bfont.badweight)) {
+	if (base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
 		base.fg = defaultattr;
 	}