diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
index 028643446f71d337cb80959a723c387533d66bb4..c54cd9fa75331419efeeee8c36e5a93f1a4faaf9 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellEngine.c
@@ -563,10 +563,6 @@ static void shellPrintNChar(const char *str, int length, int width) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (pos > length) {
-      break;
-    }
-
     if (width <= 0) {
       printf("%lc", wc);
       continue;