1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pp_ctl.c b/pp_ctl.c
index 8e12e2b52c..0d2d2cdf06 100644
--- a/pp_ctl.c
+++ b/pp_ctl.c
@@ -1434,10 +1434,6 @@ Perl_die_where(pTHX_ char *message, STRLEN msglen)
 	    }
 	    else {
 		sv_setpvn(ERRSV, message, msglen);
-		if (PL_hints & HINT_UTF8)
-		    SvUTF8_on(ERRSV);
-		else
-		    SvUTF8_off(ERRSV);
 	    }
 	}
 	else