static int oldx = 0, oldy = 0;
        int curx;
        Glyph g = {' ', ATTR_NULL, defaultbg, defaultcs}, og;
-       int ena_sel = sel.ob.x != -1 && sel.alt == IS_SET(MODE_ALTSCREEN);
        Color drawcol;
 
        LIMIT(oldx, 0, term.col-1);
 
        /* remove the old cursor */
        og = term.line[oldy][oldx];
-       if (ena_sel && selected(oldx, oldy))
+       if (selected(oldx, oldy))
                og.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
        xdrawglyph(og, oldx, oldy);
 
        if (IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE)) {
                g.mode |= ATTR_REVERSE;
                g.bg = defaultfg;
-               if (ena_sel && selected(term.c.x, term.c.y)) {
+               if (selected(term.c.x, term.c.y)) {
                        drawcol = dc.col[defaultcs];
                        g.fg = defaultrcs;
                } else {
                        g.fg = defaultcs;
                }
        } else {
-               if (ena_sel && selected(term.c.x, term.c.y)) {
+               if (selected(term.c.x, term.c.y)) {
                        drawcol = dc.col[defaultrcs];
                        g.fg = defaultfg;
                        g.bg = defaultrcs;
        int i, x, y, ox, numspecs;
        Glyph base, new;
        XftGlyphFontSpec *specs;
-       int ena_sel = sel.ob.x != -1 && sel.alt == IS_SET(MODE_ALTSCREEN);
 
        if (!(win.state & WIN_VISIBLE))
                return;
                        new = term.line[y][x];
                        if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
                                continue;
-                       if (ena_sel && selected(x, y))
+                       if (selected(x, y))
                                new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
                        if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
                                xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y);