diff --git a/player/osd.c b/player/osd.c
index 90789bd1df..dc0322947d 100644
--- a/player/osd.c
+++ b/player/osd.c
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ static void term_osd_set_status_lazy(struct MPContext *mpctx, const char *text)
 {
     talloc_free(mpctx->term_osd_status);
     mpctx->term_osd_status = talloc_strdup(mpctx, text);
-
-    int w = 80, h = 24;
-    terminal_get_size(&w, &h);
-    if (strlen(mpctx->term_osd_status) > w && !strchr(mpctx->term_osd_status, '\n'))
-        mpctx->term_osd_status[w] = '\0';
 }
 
 static void add_term_osd_bar(struct MPContext *mpctx, char **line, int width)