diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
index 9031a7761938..dd1253ce3d54 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ DateTime DTTM2DateTime( long lDTTM )
 }
 
 sal_Unicode bestFitOpenSymbolToMSFont(sal_Unicode cChar,
-    rtl_TextEncoding& rChrSet, OUString& rFontName, bool bDisableUnicodeSupport)
+    rtl_TextEncoding& rChrSet, OUString& rFontName)
 {
     boost::scoped_ptr<StarSymbolToMSMultiFont> pConvert(CreateStarSymbolToMSMultiFont());
     OUString sFont = pConvert->ConvertChar(cChar);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ sal_Unicode bestFitOpenSymbolToMSFont(sal_Unicode cChar,
         rFontName = sFont;
         rChrSet = RTL_TEXTENCODING_SYMBOL;
     }
-    else if (!bDisableUnicodeSupport && (cChar < 0xE000 || cChar > 0xF8FF))
+    else if (cChar < 0xE000 || cChar > 0xF8FF)
     {
         /*
           Ok we can't fit into a known windows unicode font, but
diff --git a/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx b/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
index 1164889e8419..9ab24396ba2e 100644
--- a/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
+++ b/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ to find it, unfortunately :-(
 /// best-fit replacement in terms of default available MSOffice symbol
 /// fonts.
 ///
-/// Set bDisableUnicodeSupport when exporting to 8bit encodings
-///
 /// Used to map from [Open|Star]Symbol to some Windows font or other.
 MSFILTER_DLLPUBLIC sal_Unicode bestFitOpenSymbolToMSFont(sal_Unicode cBullet,
-    rtl_TextEncoding& r_ioChrSet, OUString& r_ioFontName, bool bDisableUnicodeSupport = false);
+    rtl_TextEncoding& r_ioChrSet, OUString& r_ioFontName);
 
 
 enum TextCategory
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8num.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8num.cxx
index 4c053712f327..650743addb67 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8num.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8num.cxx
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ void MSWordExportBase::SubstituteBullet( OUString& rNumStr,
     if (rNumStr[0] != sal_Unicode(0x0))
     {
         rNumStr = rNumStr.replaceAt(0, 1, OUString(
-            msfilter::util::bestFitOpenSymbolToMSFont(rNumStr[0], rChrSet, sFontName, false)));
+            msfilter::util::bestFitOpenSymbolToMSFont(rNumStr[0], rChrSet, sFontName)));
     }
 
     rFontName = sFontName;