diff --git a/src/newgrf_text.cpp b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
--- a/src/newgrf_text.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
@@ -357,11 +357,6 @@ std::string TranslateTTDPatchCodes(uint3
 						Utf8Encode(d, tmp);
 						break;
 					}
-					case 0x04:
-						if (src[0] == '\0') goto string_end;
-						Utf8Encode(d, SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT);
-						Utf8Encode(d, *src++);
-						break;
 					case 0x06: Utf8Encode(d, SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_BYTE_HEX);          break;
 					case 0x07: Utf8Encode(d, SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_HEX);          break;
 					case 0x08: Utf8Encode(d, SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_DWORD_HEX);         break;
@@ -846,14 +841,13 @@ void RewindTextRefStack()
 /**
  * FormatString for NewGRF specific "magic" string control codes
  * @param scc   the string control code that has been read
- * @param buff  the buffer we're writing to
  * @param str   the string that we need to write
  * @param argv  the OpenTTD stack of values
  * @param argv_size space on the stack \a argv
  * @param modify_argv When true, modify the OpenTTD stack.
  * @return the string control code to "execute" now
  */
-uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, char *buf_start, char **buff, const char **str, int64 *argv, uint argv_size, bool modify_argv)
+uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, const char **str, int64 *argv, uint argv_size, bool modify_argv)
 {
 	switch (scc) {
 		default: break;
@@ -939,7 +933,6 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint s
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_ROTATE_TOP_4_WORDS:     _newgrf_textrefstack.RotateTop4Words(); break;
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PUSH_WORD:              _newgrf_textrefstack.PushWord(Utf8Consume(str)); break;
-			case SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT:                *buff = std::max(*buff - Utf8Consume(str), buf_start); break;
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_CARGO_LONG:
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_CARGO_SHORT:
@@ -964,7 +957,6 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint s
 			default: break;
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PUSH_WORD:
-			case SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT:
 				Utf8Consume(str);
 				break;
 		}
@@ -1040,7 +1032,6 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint s
 		case SCC_NEWGRF_DISCARD_WORD:
 		case SCC_NEWGRF_ROTATE_TOP_4_WORDS:
 		case SCC_NEWGRF_PUSH_WORD:
-		case SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT:
 			return 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/newgrf_text.h b/src/newgrf_text.h
--- a/src/newgrf_text.h
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void RewindTextRefStack();
 bool UsingNewGRFTextStack();
 struct TextRefStack *CreateTextRefStackBackup();
 void RestoreTextRefStackBackup(struct TextRefStack *backup);
-uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, char *buf_start, char **buff, const char **str, int64 *argv, uint argv_size, bool modify_argv);
+uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint scc, const char **str, int64 *argv, uint argv_size, bool modify_argv);
 
 /** Mapping of language data between a NewGRF and OpenTTD. */
 struct LanguageMap {
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -836,7 +836,6 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 	}
 	WChar b = '\0';
 	uint next_substr_case_index = 0;
-	char *buf_start = buff;
 	std::stack<const char *, std::vector<const char *>> str_stack;
 	str_stack.push(str_arg);
 
@@ -850,7 +849,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 		if (SCC_NEWGRF_FIRST <= b && b <= SCC_NEWGRF_LAST) {
 			/* We need to pass some stuff as it might be modified. */
 			//todo: should argve be passed here too?
-			b = RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(b, buf_start, &buff, &str, (int64 *)args->GetDataPointer(), args->GetDataLeft(), dry_run);
+			b = RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(b, &str, (int64 *)args->GetDataPointer(), args->GetDataLeft(), dry_run);
 			if (b == 0) continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/table/control_codes.h b/src/table/control_codes.h
--- a/src/table/control_codes.h
+++ b/src/table/control_codes.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ enum StringControlCode {
 	SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_CARGO_NAME,                 ///< 9A 1E: Read 2 bytes from the stack as cargo name
 	SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_DWORD_FORCE,                     ///< 9A 21: Read 4 bytes from the stack as unsigned force
 	SCC_NEWGRF_PUSH_WORD,                             ///< 9A 03: Pushes 2 bytes onto the stack
-	SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT,                               ///< 9A 04: "Unprints" the given number of bytes from the string
 	SCC_NEWGRF_DISCARD_WORD,                          ///< 85: Discard the next two bytes
 	SCC_NEWGRF_ROTATE_TOP_4_WORDS,                    ///< 86: Rotate the top 4 words of the stack (W4 W1 W2 W3)
 	SCC_NEWGRF_LAST = SCC_NEWGRF_ROTATE_TOP_4_WORDS,