diff --git a/lib/mbse.h b/lib/mbse.h
index 949c8a6b..dacdfe99 100644
--- a/lib/mbse.h
+++ b/lib/mbse.h
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ time_t	Time_Now;
 
 char	current_language[10];	/* Current language of the user		   */
 #ifdef	USE_EXPERIMENT
-int	utf8 = TRUE;
-#else
-int	utf8 = FALSE;
+int	utf8;
 #endif