diff --git a/copytk.py b/copytk.py
index 67f6ab6..a3e561a 100644
--- a/copytk.py
+++ b/copytk.py
@@ -395,9 +395,7 @@ def process_pane_capture_lines(data, nlines=None):
 	# also handles nonprintables
 	lines = [
 		''.join([
-			'        ' if c == '\t' else (
-				c if c.isprintable() else ''
-			)
+			'        ' if c == '\t' else c
 			for c in line
 		])
 		for line in data.split('\n')