diff --git a/insert.c b/insert.c
index 645c05d..158ad0e 100644
--- a/insert.c
+++ b/insert.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ replacechar(int f, int n)
 		if (isbackspace(c)) {	/* vi beeps here */
 		    s = TRUE;	/* replaced with nothing */
 		} else {
-		    t = s = lins_chars(n, c, FALSE);
+		    t = s = lins_chars(n, c);
 		}
 	    }
 	}
@@ -981,11 +981,11 @@ inschar(int c, int *backsp_limit_p)
 		rc = inspound();
 	    } else {
 		autoindented = -1;
-		rc = lins_chars(1, c, FALSE);
+		rc = lins_chars(1, c);
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    autoindented = -1;
-	    rc = lins_chars(1, c, FALSE);
+	    rc = lins_chars(1, c);
 	}
     }
     return rc;
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ quote_next(int f, int n)
 		s = lnewline();
 	    } while ((s == TRUE) && (--n != 0));
 	} else {
-	    s = lins_chars(n, c, TRUE);
+	    s = lins_chars(n, c);
 	}
     }
     return s;
diff --git a/line.c b/line.c
index d56a6f6..bd5b8a5 100644
--- a/line.c
+++ b/line.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ lins_bytes(int n, int c)
  * or in insert-mode.
  */
 int
-lins_chars(int n, int c, int wide)
+lins_chars(int n, int c)
 {
     int rc = FALSE;
     UCHAR target[10];
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ lins_chars(int n, int c, int wide)
     int nn;
     int mapped;
 
-    if (wide && (c > 127) && b_is_utfXX(curbp)) {
+    if ((c > 127) && b_is_utfXX(curbp)) {
 	nbytes = vl_conv_to_utf8(target, (UINT) c, sizeof(target));
     } else if (okCTYPE2(vl_wide_enc) && !vl_mb_is_8bit(c)) {
 	nbytes = 1;
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 4c8198f..77ab7e0 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -873,10 +873,10 @@ extern int lrepl_regex (REGEXVAL *expr, const char *iline, int ilen);
 
 #if OPT_MULTIBYTE
 extern int ldel_chars (B_COUNT n, int kflag);
-extern int lins_chars (int n, int c, int wide);
+extern int lins_chars (int n, int c);
 #else
 #define ldel_chars(n, kflag) ldel_bytes(n, kflag)
-#define lins_chars(n, c, wide)  lins_bytes(n, c)
+#define lins_chars(n, c)  lins_bytes(n, c)
 #endif
 
 #if OPT_REGS_CMPL