diff --git a/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs b/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
index 0617274a0b..90220b6f8e 100644
--- a/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/frontends/rioterm/src/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar;
 pub struct Renderer {
     is_vi_mode_enabled: bool,
     draw_bold_text_with_light_colors: bool,
-    builtin_box_drawing: bool,
     pub named_colors: Colors,
     pub colors: List,
     pub navigation: ScreenNavigation,
@@ -51,11 +50,6 @@ pub struct Renderer {
     active_search: Option<String>,
 }
 
-const POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_LTR: char = '\u{e0b0}';
-// const POWERLINE_ARROW_LTR: char = '\u{e0b1}';
-// const POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_RTL: char = '\u{e0b2}';
-const POWERLINE_ARROW_RTL: char = '\u{e0b3}';
-
 impl Renderer {
     pub fn new(
         config: &Config,
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ impl Renderer {
         }
 
         Renderer {
-            builtin_box_drawing: config.fonts.builtin_box_drawing,
             draw_bold_text_with_light_colors: config.draw_bold_text_with_light_colors,
             macos_use_unified_titlebar: config.window.macos_use_unified_titlebar,
             config_blinking_interval: config.cursor.blinking_interval.clamp(350, 1200),
@@ -339,35 +332,21 @@ impl Renderer {
                 let mut width = square.c.width().unwrap_or(1) as f32;
                 let mut font_ctx = self.font_context.inner.lock();
 
-                match (self.builtin_box_drawing, square_content) {
-                    // Box drawing characters and block elements.
-                    (true, '\u{2500}'..='\u{259f}' | '\u{1fb00}'..='\u{1fb3b}') => {
-                        style.font_id = 0;
-                    }
-
-                    // Powerline symbols: '','','',''
-                    (true, POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_LTR..=POWERLINE_ARROW_RTL) => {
-                        style.font_id = 0;
-                    }
-
-                    _ => {
-                        // There is no simple way to define what's emoji
-                        // could have to refer to the Unicode tables. However it could
-                        // be leading to misleading results. For example if we used
-                        // unicode and internationalization functionalities like
-                        // https://github.com/open-i18n/rust-unic/, then characters
-                        // like "◼" would be valid emojis. For a terminal context,
-                        // the character "◼" is not an emoji and should be treated as
-                        // single width. So, we completely rely on what font is
-                        // being used and then set width 2 for it.
-                        if let Some((font_id, is_emoji)) =
-                            font_ctx.find_best_font_match(square_content, &style)
-                        {
-                            style.font_id = font_id;
-                            if is_emoji {
-                                width = 2.0;
-                            }
-                        }
+                // There is no simple way to define what's emoji
+                // could have to refer to the Unicode tables. However it could
+                // be leading to misleading results. For example if we used
+                // unicode and internationalization functionalities like
+                // https://github.com/open-i18n/rust-unic/, then characters
+                // like "◼" would be valid emojis. For a terminal context,
+                // the character "◼" is not an emoji and should be treated as
+                // single width. So, we completely rely on what font is
+                // being used and then set width 2 for it.
+                if let Some((font_id, is_emoji)) =
+                    font_ctx.find_best_font_match(square_content, &style)
+                {
+                    style.font_id = font_id;
+                    if is_emoji {
+                        width = 2.0;
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/sugarloaf/src/font/mod.rs b/sugarloaf/src/font/mod.rs
index 8a81859d41..4df84ac275 100644
--- a/sugarloaf/src/font/mod.rs
+++ b/sugarloaf/src/font/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub use crate::font_introspector::{Style, Weight};
 
+// const POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_LTR: char = '\u{e0b0}';
+// const POWERLINE_ARROW_LTR: char = '\u{e0b1}';
+// const POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_RTL: char = '\u{e0b2}';
+// const POWERLINE_ARROW_RTL: char = '\u{e0b3}';
+// match (self.builtin_box_drawing, square_content) {
+// // Box drawing characters and block elements.
+// (true, '\u{2500}'..='\u{259f}' | '\u{1fb00}'..='\u{1fb3b}') => {
+//     style.font_id = 0;
+// }
+
+// // Powerline symbols: '','','',''
+// (true, POWERLINE_TRIANGLE_LTR..=POWERLINE_ARROW_RTL) => {
+//     style.font_id = 0;
+// }
+
+// _ => {
+
 pub fn lookup_for_font_match(
     cluster: &mut CharCluster,
     synth: &mut Synthesis,
@@ -36,8 +53,7 @@ pub fn lookup_for_font_match(
     let mut font_synth = Synthesis::default();
     let fonts_len: usize = library.inner.len();
 
-    // Note: zero it's a built-in fallback font
-    for font_id in 1..fonts_len {
+    for font_id in 0..fonts_len {
         let mut is_emoji = false;
 
         if let Some(font) = library.inner.get(&font_id) {
@@ -262,11 +278,6 @@ impl FontLibraryData {
         let mut db = loader::Database::new();
         db.load_system_fonts();
 
-        // Index zero is a fallback font, it will not be looked up
-        // unless it's flagged to allow builtin fallback
-        // this is used mostly by box drawing characters
-        self.insert(load_fallback_from_memory(&spec.regular));
-
         match find_font(&db, spec.regular, false, false) {
             FindResult::Found(data) => {
                 self.insert(data);