diff --git a/lisp/international/characters.el b/lisp/international/characters.el
index b618e2c1431..df3a3f4f087 100644
--- a/lisp/international/characters.el
+++ b/lisp/international/characters.el
@@ -757,9 +757,6 @@
     (setq l (cdr l))))
  
 
-(set-char-table-range printable-chars '(32 . 126) t)
-(set-char-table-range printable-chars  (cons 160 (max-char)) t)
-
 ;; CJK double width characters.
 (let ((l '((#x1100 . #x11FF)
 	   (#x2E80 . #x9FAF)