diff --git a/tmux/tmux.conf b/tmux/tmux.conf
index 4d5b18c..77d9edd 100644
--- a/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ bind | split-window -h
 bind - split-window -v 
 
 ### set status line appearance
-set -g status-utf8 on
 set -g status-fg white
 set -g status-bg black