diff --git a/src/ncurses_ui.cc b/src/ncurses_ui.cc
index 05ba0106..52b29b0d 100644
--- a/src/ncurses_ui.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses_ui.cc
@@ -363,17 +363,11 @@ void NCursesUI::draw(const DisplayBuffer& display_buffer,
     }
 
     set_face(m_window, padding_face, default_face);
-
-    const DisplayLine padding_line = m_buffer_padding_str;
-    const DisplayLine* padding_line_ptr = m_buffer_padding_type != BufferPaddingType::None ?
-                                            &padding_line : &empty_line;
     while (line_index < m_dimensions.line + (m_status_on_top ? 1 : 0))
     {
         wmove(m_window, (int)line_index++, 0);
         wclrtoeol(m_window);
-        draw_line(m_window, *padding_line_ptr, 0, m_dimensions.column, padding_face);
-        if (m_buffer_padding_type == BufferPaddingType::Single)
-            padding_line_ptr = &empty_line;
+        waddch(m_window, '~');
     }
 
     m_dirty = true;
@@ -991,20 +985,6 @@ void NCursesUI::set_ui_options(const Options& options)
         m_wheel_down_button = wheel_down_it != options.end() ?
             str_to_int_ifp(wheel_down_it->value).value_or(5) : 5;
     }
-
-    {
-        auto padding_str_it = options.find("ncurses_buffer_padding_str");
-        m_buffer_padding_str = padding_str_it == options.end() or !padding_str_it->value.length() ?
-                                "~" : padding_str_it->value;
-
-        auto padding_type_it = options.find("ncurses_buffer_padding_type");
-        if (padding_type_it == options.end() or padding_type_it->value == "fill")
-            m_buffer_padding_type = BufferPaddingType::Fill;
-        else if (padding_type_it->value == "single")
-            m_buffer_padding_type = BufferPaddingType::Single;
-        else
-            m_buffer_padding_type = BufferPaddingType::None;
-    }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ncurses_ui.hh b/src/ncurses_ui.hh
index 6f8d9fd9..0b0cf08b 100644
--- a/src/ncurses_ui.hh
+++ b/src/ncurses_ui.hh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 struct NCursesWin;
 
-enum BufferPaddingType { None, Single, Fill };
-
 class NCursesUI : public UserInterface
 {
 public:
@@ -129,9 +127,6 @@ private:
     int m_wheel_up_button = 4;
     int m_wheel_down_button = 5;
 
-    String            m_buffer_padding_str = "~";
-    BufferPaddingType m_buffer_padding_type = BufferPaddingType::None;
-
     bool m_set_title = true;
 
     bool m_dirty = false;