diff --git a/tapview b/tapview
index ad6a33a66d1..4cf9545d42f 100644
--- a/tapview
+++ b/tapview
@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
 #
 # This is version 1.1
 # A newer version may be available at https://gitlab.com/esr/tapview
-#
-# POSIX allows but does not mandate that -n suppresses emission of a
-# trailing newline in echo. Thus, some shell builtin echos don't do
-# that.  Cope gracefully.
-# shellcheck disable=SC2039
-if [ "$(echo -n "a"; echo "b")" != "ab" ]
-then
-    ECHO="echo"
-elif [ "$(/bin/echo -n "a"; /bin/echo "b")" = "ab" ]
-then
-    ECHO="/bin/echo"
-else
-    echo "tapview: bailing out, your echo lacks -n support."
-    exit 3
-fi
 
 OK="."
 FAIL="F"
@@ -37,7 +22,7 @@ TODO_OK="u"
 
 ship_char() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2039
-    "${ECHO}" -n "$1"
+    echo -n "$1"
 }
 
 ship_line() {
@@ -155,7 +140,7 @@ do
     fi
 done
 
-/bin/echo ""
+echo ""
 
 if [ -z "$expect" ]
 then