diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd3fe9f6..c830a26c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
-O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 O_NOX11 := 0  # disable X11 integration
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
@@ -102,10 +101,6 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
-	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOX11)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOX11
 endif
diff --git a/misc/haiku/Makefile b/misc/haiku/Makefile
index 4d3adc48..9f847ba9 100644
--- a/misc/haiku/Makefile
+++ b/misc/haiku/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
-O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 O_NOX11 := 0  # disable X11 integration
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
@@ -101,10 +100,6 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
-	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOX11)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOX11
 endif
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index f734157d..11786369 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -3782,12 +3782,8 @@ static void printent_long(const struct entry *ent, uint_t namecols, bool sel)
 {
 	int attrs1 = g_state.oldcolor ? A_DIM : COLOR_PAIR(C_MIS);
 
-#ifdef CKBOARD
-	//addch(sel ? ACS_CKBOARD : ' ');
-	addch(sel ? ' ' | A_REVERSE : ' ');
-#else
-	addch(sel ? '>' | A_BOLD : ' ');
-#endif
+	addch(sel ? ' ' | A_REVERSE : ' '); /* Reversed block for hovered entry */
+
 	attron(attrs1);
 	print_details(ent);
 	attroff(attrs1);