diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/ChatScreen.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/ChatScreen.cpp
index dc62d0c43..fffa1562f 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/ChatScreen.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/ChatScreen.cpp
@@ -17,29 +17,6 @@ bool ChatScreen::isAllowedChatChar(wchar_t c)
 	return c >= 0x20 && (c == L'\u00A7' || allowedChars.empty() || allowedChars.find(c) != wstring::npos);
 }
 
-int VisibleCharLength(wstring message) {
-    static std::unordered_set<wchar_t> validStyleCharacters = {
-        L'0', L'1', L'2', L'3', L'4', L'5', L'6', L'7', L'8', L'9',
-        L'a', L'b', L'c', L'd', L'e', L'f',
-    };
-    int results = 0;
-
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < message.size(); i++) {
-        wchar_t _char = message[i];
-        if (_char == L'§' && (i + 1) < message.size()) {
-            wchar_t colorChar = message[i + 1];
-            if (validStyleCharacters.find(colorChar) != validStyleCharacters.end()) {
-                i++; //do this so it increments 2 instead of 1
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
-        results++;
-    }
-
-    return results;
-}
-
 ChatScreen::ChatScreen()
 {
 	frame = 0;
@@ -154,7 +131,7 @@ void ChatScreen::keyPressed(wchar_t ch, int eventKey)
         cursorIndex--;
         return;
     }
-    if (isAllowedChatChar(ch) && VisibleCharLength(message) < SharedConstants::maxVisibleLength)
+    if (isAllowedChatChar(ch) && static_cast<int>(message.length()) < SharedConstants::maxVisibleLength)
 	{
         message.insert(cursorIndex, 1, ch);
         cursorIndex++;