diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index a6590431a..cf2072db4 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -224,16 +224,14 @@ void NCursesClient::menu_show(const memoryview<String>& choices)
 {
     assert(m_menu == nullptr);
     m_choices = std::vector<String>(choices.begin(), choices.end());
-    for (int i = 0; i < m_choices.size(); ++i)
-        m_counts.push_back(int_to_str(i+1));
     CharCount longest = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_choices.size(); ++i)
     {
-        m_items.push_back(new_item(m_counts[i].c_str(), m_choices[i].c_str()));
+        m_items.push_back(new_item(m_choices[i].c_str(), ""));
         longest = std::max(longest, m_choices[i].length());
     }
     m_items.push_back(nullptr);
-    longest += m_counts.back().length() + 2;
+    longest += 1;
 
     int max_x,max_y;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, max_y, max_x);
@@ -276,7 +274,6 @@ void NCursesClient::menu_hide()
            free_item(item);
     m_menu = nullptr;
     m_items.clear();
-    m_counts.clear();
     refresh();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ncurses.hh b/src/ncurses.hh
index 96d91a2f1..86766be61 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.hh
+++ b/src/ncurses.hh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public:
 private:
     MENU* m_menu;
     std::vector<ITEM*> m_items;
-    std::vector<String> m_counts;
     std::vector<String> m_choices;
 
     int m_menu_fg;