diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
index 8550cba4..5b770462 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.cpp
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ void EpdFont::getTextDimensions(const char* string, int* w, int* h) const {
   *h = maxY - minY;
 }
 
-bool EpdFont::hasPrintableChars(const char* string) const {
-  int w = 0, h = 0;
-
-  getTextDimensions(string, &w, &h);
-
-  return w > 0 || h > 0;
-}
-
 const EpdGlyph* EpdFont::getGlyph(const uint32_t cp) const {
   const EpdUnicodeInterval* intervals = data->intervals;
   const int count = data->intervalCount;
diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.h b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.h
index c8473fc0..5b0e2f9b 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.h
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFont.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class EpdFont {
   explicit EpdFont(const EpdFontData* data) : data(data) {}
   ~EpdFont() = default;
   void getTextDimensions(const char* string, int* w, int* h) const;
-  bool hasPrintableChars(const char* string) const;
 
   const EpdGlyph* getGlyph(uint32_t cp) const;
 };
diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.cpp b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.cpp
index 821153e3..5a1f8cef 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.cpp
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ void EpdFontFamily::getTextDimensions(const char* string, int* w, int* h, const
   getFont(style)->getTextDimensions(string, w, h);
 }
 
-bool EpdFontFamily::hasPrintableChars(const char* string, const Style style) const {
-  return getFont(style)->hasPrintableChars(string);
-}
-
 const EpdFontData* EpdFontFamily::getData(const Style style) const { return getFont(style)->data; }
 
 const EpdGlyph* EpdFontFamily::getGlyph(const uint32_t cp, const Style style) const {
diff --git a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.h b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.h
index 64fd9953..746cc507 100644
--- a/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.h
+++ b/lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class EpdFontFamily {
       : regular(regular), bold(bold), italic(italic), boldItalic(boldItalic) {}
   ~EpdFontFamily() = default;
   void getTextDimensions(const char* string, int* w, int* h, Style style = REGULAR) const;
-  bool hasPrintableChars(const char* string, Style style = REGULAR) const;
   const EpdFontData* getData(Style style = REGULAR) const;
   const EpdGlyph* getGlyph(uint32_t cp, Style style = REGULAR) const;
 
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index 8b8c9eac..77dd810c 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawText(const int fontId, const int x, const int y, const cha
   }
   const auto& font = fontIt->second;
 
-  // no printable characters
-  if (!font.hasPrintableChars(text, style)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   uint32_t cp;
   while ((cp = utf8NextCodepoint(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t**>(&text)))) {
     renderChar(font, cp, &xpos, &yPos, black, style);
@@ -812,11 +807,6 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawTextRotated90CW(const int fontId, const int x, const int y
 
   const auto& font = fontIt->second;
 
-  // No printable characters
-  if (!font.hasPrintableChars(text, style)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   // For 90° clockwise rotation:
   // Original (glyphX, glyphY) -> Rotated (glyphY, -glyphX)
   // Text reads from bottom to top