1diff --git a/tapview b/tapview
2index ad6a33a66d1..4cf9545d42f 100644
3--- a/tapview
4+++ b/tapview
5@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
6 #
7 # This is version 1.1
8 # A newer version may be available at https://gitlab.com/esr/tapview
9-#
10-# POSIX allows but does not mandate that -n suppresses emission of a
11-# trailing newline in echo. Thus, some shell builtin echos don't do
12-# that. Cope gracefully.
13-# shellcheck disable=SC2039
14-if [ "$(echo -n "a"; echo "b")" != "ab" ]
15-then
16- ECHO="echo"
17-elif [ "$(/bin/echo -n "a"; /bin/echo "b")" = "ab" ]
18-then
19- ECHO="/bin/echo"
20-else
21- echo "tapview: bailing out, your echo lacks -n support."
22- exit 3
23-fi
24
25 OK="."
26 FAIL="F"
27@@ -37,7 +22,7 @@ TODO_OK="u"
28
29 ship_char() {
30 # shellcheck disable=SC2039
31- "${ECHO}" -n "$1"
32+ echo -n "$1"
33 }
34
35 ship_line() {
36@@ -155,7 +140,7 @@ do
37 fi
38 done
39
40-/bin/echo ""
41+echo ""
42
43 if [ -z "$expect" ]
44 then