diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 90e74ebdcc413d369e61386575ea630aa6d01667..98081aa489d98ea119ae174f491947ae7bf4c102 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ int get_mouseinput(int *mouse_x, int *mouse_y, bool allow_shortcuts);
 const sc *get_shortcut(int *kbinput);
 void blank_line(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, int n);
 void blank_titlebar(void);
-void blank_topbar(void);
 void blank_edit(void);
 void blank_statusbar(void);
 void blank_bottombars(void);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 05f7d525633f22173f3fce92f5769d275b0171a3..e5bbcaf3d334b62bee11dbc15a6b6ce522ed3071 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1673,14 +1673,6 @@ void blank_titlebar(void)
     blank_line(topwin, 0, 0, COLS);
 }
 
-/* If the MORE_SPACE flag isn't set, blank the second line of the top
- * portion of the window. */
-void blank_topbar(void)
-{
-    if (!ISSET(MORE_SPACE))
-	blank_line(topwin, 1, 0, COLS);
-}
-
 /* Blank all the lines of the middle portion of the window, i.e. the
  * edit window. */
 void blank_edit(void)
@@ -3193,10 +3185,8 @@ void do_credits(void)
     nodelay(edit, TRUE);
 
     blank_titlebar();
-    blank_topbar();
     blank_edit();
     blank_statusbar();
-    blank_bottombars();
 
     wrefresh(topwin);
     wrefresh(edit);