--- hilightwin.pl	2014-04-28 23:28:39.648744036 +0200
+++ hilightwin.pl	2014-08-04 14:59:41.958454817 +0200
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sub sig_printtext {
         ($dest->{level} & MSGLEVEL_NOHILIGHT) == 0
     ) {
         $window = Irssi::window_find_name('hilight');
-        $text =~ s/\cDe//g;
+        
         if ($dest->{level} & MSGLEVEL_PUBLIC) {
             $text = $dest->{target}.": ".$text;
         }