diff --git a/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp b/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp
index b308eb85..316b4ed2 100644
--- a/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp	
+++ b/Laptop/mercs Files.cpp	
@@ -986,13 +986,9 @@ void LoadAndDisplayMercBio( UINT8 ubMercID )
 		
 	LoadEncryptedDataFromFile(MERCBIOFILE, sText, uiStartLoc, MERC_BIO_INFO_TEXT_SIZE);
 
-#ifdef CHINESE
-	if( sText[0] != ChineseSpecString13 )	
+	if( sText[0] != 0 )	
 		DisplayWrappedString(MERC_BIO_TEXT_X, MERC_BIO_TEXT_Y, MERC_BIO_WIDTH, 2, MERC_BIO_FONT, MERC_BIO_COLOR, sText, FONT_MCOLOR_BLACK, FALSE, LEFT_JUSTIFIED);	
-#else
-	DisplayWrappedString(MERC_BIO_TEXT_X, MERC_BIO_TEXT_Y, MERC_BIO_WIDTH, 2, MERC_BIO_FONT, MERC_BIO_COLOR, sText, FONT_MCOLOR_BLACK, FALSE, LEFT_JUSTIFIED);
-#endif	
-
+	
 	//load and display the merc's additioanl info (if any)
 //#ifdef JA2UB	
 	//Ja25 UB
diff --git a/Utils/_ChineseText.cpp b/Utils/_ChineseText.cpp
index a4d4ea27..904737a0 100644
--- a/Utils/_ChineseText.cpp
+++ b/Utils/_ChineseText.cpp
@@ -8143,6 +8143,5 @@ STR16 ChineseSpecString9 = L"%s [%d%％(%d%％)]\n%s %d\n%s %d\n%s %1.1f %s";
 STR16 ChineseSpecString10 = L"%s [%d%％(%d%％)]\n%s %d%％ (%d/%d)\n%s %d%％\n%s %1.1f %s";						// added by Flugente
 STR16 ChineseSpecString11 = L"%s (%s) [%d%％(%d%％)]\n%s %d\n%s %d\n%s %d (%d)\n%s (%d) %s\n%s %1.1f %s";	// added by Flugente
 STR16 ChineseSpecString12 = L"%s (%s) [%d%％]\n%s %d\n%s %d\n%s %d (%d)\n%s (%d) %s\n%s %1.1f %s\n%s %.2f%%";	// added by Flugente
-STR16 ChineseSpecString13 = L'쳌';		
 
 #endif //CHINESE
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