diff --git a/yomi_base/japanese/translate.py b/yomi_base/japanese/translate.py
index 0e9c33d..db38c98 100644
--- a/yomi_base/japanese/translate.py
+++ b/yomi_base/japanese/translate.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-import util
+import re
 
 
 class Translator:
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class Translator:
 
 
     def findTerm(self, text, wildcards=False):
-        text = util.sanitize(text, wildcards=wildcards)
+        if wildcards:
+            text = re.sub(u'[\*＊]', u'%', text)
+            text = re.sub(u'[\?？]', u'_', text)
 
         groups = {}
         for i in xrange(len(text), 0, -1):
@@ -60,8 +62,6 @@ class Translator:
 
 
     def findKanji(self, text):
-        text = util.sanitize(text, kana=False)
-
         processed = {}
         results   = []
         for c in text:
diff --git a/yomi_base/japanese/util.py b/yomi_base/japanese/util.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d692ff..0000000
--- a/yomi_base/japanese/util.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Copyright (C) 2013  Alex Yatskov
-# This module is based on Rikaichan code written by Jonathan Zarate
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-import re
-
-
-def isHiragana(c):
-    return 0x3040 <= ord(c) < 0x30a0
-
-
-def isKatakana(c):
-    return 0x30a0 <= ord(c) < 0x3100
-
-
-def isKana(c):
-    return isHiragana(c) or isKatakana(c)
-
-
-def isKanji(c):
-    return 0x4e00 <= ord(c) < 0x9fb0 or 0x3400 <= ord(c) < 0x4dc0
-
-
-def isJapanese(c):
-    return isKana(c) or isKanji(c) or c == u'々'
-
-
-def sanitize(text, kana=True, wildcards=False):
-    if kana:
-        checker = isJapanese
-    else:
-        checker = isKanji
-
-    if wildcards:
-        text = re.sub(u'[\*＊]', u'%', text)
-        text = re.sub(u'[\?？]', u'_', text)
-        overrides = [u'%', u'_']
-    else:
-        overrides = []
-
-    result = u''
-    for c in text:
-        if checker(c) or c in overrides:
-            result += c
-
-    return result
diff --git a/yomi_base/reader.py b/yomi_base/reader.py
index d957166..b2d5a08 100644
--- a/yomi_base/reader.py
+++ b/yomi_base/reader.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class MainWindowReader(QtGui.QMainWindow, gen.reader_ui.Ui_MainWindowReader):
 
         cursor = self.textContent.textCursor()
 
-        if len(contentSampleFlat) == 0 or not japanese.util.isJapanese(contentSampleFlat[0]):
+        if len(contentSampleFlat) == 0:
             cursor.clearSelection()
             self.textContent.setTextCursor(cursor)
             return