diff --git a/sys/teken/teken_subr.h b/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
index f4c78f4ede35..af70a00d041c 100644
--- a/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
+++ b/sys/teken/teken_subr.h
@@ -595,20 +595,7 @@ static void
 teken_subr_horizontal_tab(teken_t *t)
 {
 
-	if (t->t_stateflags & TS_CONS25) {
-		teken_subr_cursor_forward_tabulation(t, 1);
-	} else {
-		teken_rect_t tr;
-
-		tr.tr_begin = t->t_cursor;
-		teken_subr_cursor_forward_tabulation(t, 1);
-		tr.tr_end.tp_row = tr.tr_begin.tp_row + 1;
-		tr.tr_end.tp_col = t->t_cursor.tp_col;
-
-		/* Blank region that we skipped. */
-		if (tr.tr_end.tp_col > tr.tr_begin.tp_col)
-			teken_funcs_fill(t, &tr, BLANK, &t->t_curattr);
-	}
+	teken_subr_cursor_forward_tabulation(t, 1);
 }
 
 static void