diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index ed2a26b6..53e9d6d6 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -3050,11 +3050,7 @@ int draw_each_line_inner(char *s, int special_index, int last_special_applied)
 								cur_x + i + 1, by + h, cur_x + i + 1,
 								round_to_int((double)by + h - specials[special_index].graph[j] *
 									(h - 1) / specials[special_index].graph_scale));
-						if ((w - i) / ((float) (w - 2) /
-									(specials[special_index].graph_width)) > j
-								&& j < MAX_GRAPH_DEPTH - 3) {
-							j++;
-						}
+						++j;
 					}
 					if (tmpcolour) free(tmpcolour);
 					if (h > cur_y_add
diff --git a/src/specials.c b/src/specials.c
index 89b1586d..4aec9fdd 100644
--- a/src/specials.c
+++ b/src/specials.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void graph_append(struct special_t *graph, double f, char showaslog)
 	}
 
 	/* shift all the data by 1 */
-	for (i = graph->graph_width - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+	for (i = graph->width - 1; i > 0; i--) {
 		graph->graph[i] = graph->graph[i - 1];
 		if (graph->scaled && graph->graph[i - 1] > graph->graph_scale) {
 			/* check if we need to update the scale */
@@ -393,14 +393,8 @@ void new_graph(struct text_object *obj, char *buf, int buf_max_size, double val)
 
 	s->width = g->width;
 	if (s->graph == NULL) {
-		if (s->width > 0 && s->width < MAX_GRAPH_DEPTH) {
-			// subtract 2 for the box
-			s->graph_width = s->width /* - 2 */;
-		} else {
-			s->graph_width = MAX_GRAPH_DEPTH - 2;
-		}
-		s->graph = malloc(s->graph_width * sizeof(double));
-		memset(s->graph, 0, s->graph_width * sizeof(double));
+		s->graph = malloc(s->width * sizeof(double));
+		memset(s->graph, 0, s->width * sizeof(double));
 		s->graph_scale = 100;
 	}
 	s->height = g->height;
@@ -416,9 +410,6 @@ void new_graph(struct text_object *obj, char *buf, int buf_max_size, double val)
 		s->show_scale = 1;
 	}
 	s->tempgrad = g->tempgrad;
-	/* if (s->width) {
-		s->graph_width = s->width - 2;	// subtract 2 for rectangle around
-	} */
 #ifdef MATH
 	if (g->showaslog) {
 		s->graph_scale = log10(s->graph_scale + 1);
diff --git a/src/specials.h b/src/specials.h
index 985638aa..0ae6dd18 100644
--- a/src/specials.h
+++ b/src/specials.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 #define SPECIAL_CHAR '\x01'
 
-#define MAX_GRAPH_DEPTH 512
-
 // don't use spaces in LOGGRAPH or NORMGRAPH if you change them
 #define LOGGRAPH "-l"
 #define TEMPGRAD "-t"
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ struct special_t {
 	double *graph;
 	double graph_scale;
 	short show_scale;
-	int graph_width;
 	int scaled;
 	unsigned long first_colour;	// for graph gradient
 	unsigned long last_colour;