1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/format.cc b/src/format.cc
index 70365e7f..e382f7ac 100644
--- a/src/format.cc
+++ b/src/format.cc
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ format_t::element_t * format_t::parse_elements(const string& fmt)
       current->chars = "%";
       break;
 
-    case '|':
-      current->type  = element_t::STRING;
-      current->chars = " ";
-      break;
-
     case '(':
     case '[': {
       std::istringstream str(p);