--- a/mailinfo.c	2005-12-12 00:49:45 +0000
+++ b/mailinfo.c	2005-12-17 22:01:38 +0000
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <iconv.h>
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 
@@ -439,38 +438,7 @@
 
 static void convert_to_utf8(char *line, char *charset)
 {
-	char *in, *out;
-	size_t insize, outsize, nrc;
-	char outbuf[4096]; /* cheat */
-	static char latin_one[] = "latin-1";
-	char *input_charset = *charset ? charset : latin_one;
-	iconv_t conv = iconv_open(metainfo_charset, input_charset);
-
-	if (conv == (iconv_t) -1) {
-		static int warned_latin1_once = 0;
-		if (input_charset != latin_one) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "cannot convert from %s to %s\n",
-				input_charset, metainfo_charset);
-			*charset = 0;
-		}
-		else if (!warned_latin1_once) {
-			warned_latin1_once = 1;
-			fprintf(stderr, "tried to convert from %s to %s, "
-				"but your iconv does not work with it.\n",
-				input_charset, metainfo_charset);
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-	in = line;
-	insize = strlen(in);
-	out = outbuf;
-	outsize = sizeof(outbuf);
-	nrc = iconv(conv, &in, &insize, &out, &outsize);
-	iconv_close(conv);
-	if (nrc == (size_t) -1)
-		return;
-	*out = 0;
-	strcpy(line, outbuf);
+/* nop */
 }
 
 static void decode_header_bq(char *it)