diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ed252c790..ae9434326 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2.4.2 () -
 
+- Eliminated some code that is not UTF8-safe.
+
 ------ current release ---------------------------
 
 2.4.1 (2015-02-16) 82e019a4a8b20de63d53b51d59b8d1c89d3c05b2
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index 91f81ffdf..62618ad97 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -424,14 +424,6 @@ std::string lowerCase (const std::string& input)
   return output;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string upperCase (const std::string& input)
-{
-  std::string output = input;
-  std::transform (output.begin (), output.end (), output.begin (), toupper);
-  return output;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::string ucFirst (const std::string& input)
 {
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 1bdb58367..68f8ea78e 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<std::string>&);
 void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<int>&);
 std::string commify (const std::string&);
 std::string lowerCase (const std::string&);
-std::string upperCase (const std::string&);
 std::string ucFirst (const std::string&);
 const std::string str_replace (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
 const std::string str_replace (const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
diff --git a/test/text.t.cpp b/test/text.t.cpp
index 01e8fc662..1034c2029 100644
--- a/test/text.t.cpp
+++ b/test/text.t.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
-  UnitTest t (216);
+  UnitTest t (214);
 
   // Ensure environment has no influence.
   unsetenv ("TASKDATA");
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   t.is (lowerCase (""),            "",            "lowerCase '' -> ''");
   t.is (lowerCase ("pre01_:POST"), "pre01_:post", "lowerCase 'pre01_:POST' -> 'pre01_:post'");
 
-  // std::string upperCase (const std::string& input)
-  t.is (upperCase (""),            "",            "upperCase '' -> ''");
-  t.is (upperCase ("pre01_:POST"), "PRE01_:POST", "upperCase 'pre01_:POST' -> 'PRE01_:POST'");
-
   // bool nontrivial (const std::string&);
   t.notok (nontrivial (""),                       "nontrivial '' -> false");
   t.notok (nontrivial ("   "),                    "nontrivial '   ' -> false");