1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index 401e1e38c3..09d71ce6aa 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -3228,8 +3228,6 @@ PP(pp_sprintf)
     dSP; dMARK; dORIGMARK; dTARGET;
     do_sprintf(TARG, SP-MARK, MARK+1);
     TAINT_IF(SvTAINTED(TARG));
-    if (DO_UTF8(*(MARK+1)))
-	SvUTF8_on(TARG);
     SP = ORIGMARK;
     PUSHTARG;
     RETURN;