1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mg.c b/mg.c
index bec0a82f72..721cfb9c34 100644
--- a/mg.c
+++ b/mg.c
@@ -1425,8 +1425,6 @@ Perl_magic_getsubstr(pTHX_ SV *sv, MAGIC *mg)
     if (rem + offs > len)
 	rem = len - offs;
     sv_setpvn(sv, tmps + offs, (STRLEN)rem);
-    if (DO_UTF8(lsv))
-        SvUTF8_on(sv);
     return 0;
 }