diff --git a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
index 38f5b30..b3a3c36 100644
--- a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
+++ b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
@@ -504,12 +504,9 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         y_line_offset = self.char_height
         for line in self.lines:
             text = line.line_prepared_for_display()
-            leftmost_visible_char_index = line.column_to_char(self._left_offset)
-            rightmost_visible_char_index = line.column_to_char(self._left_offset + math.ceil(self.columns_shown()))
-            text = text[
-                   leftmost_visible_char_index:rightmost_visible_char_index]  # reduce string to the visible section before drawing
+            text = text[self._left_offset:self._left_offset + math.ceil(
+                self.columns_shown())]  # reduce string to the visible section before drawing
             painter.drawText(0, y_line_offset, text)
-            # painter.drawText(left_offset, y_line_offset, text)
             y_line_offset = y_line_offset + self.char_height
 
         painter.end()