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

diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index bd236869526584bdc5f30fd719535122164c5a52..4ef3fdedf3c4e4e46c10d53bcb8284a491372b74 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;
 	}