diff --git a/box-drawing.c b/box-drawing.c
index 6bfaef82..7ec7be09 100644
--- a/box-drawing.c
+++ b/box-drawing.c
@@ -2064,23 +2064,13 @@ box_drawing(const struct terminal *term, wchar_t wc)
     };
     draw_glyph(wc, &buf);
 
-    const struct config *conf = term->conf;
-
-    int x_ofs = conf->horizontal_letter_offset.px > 0
-        ? conf->horizontal_letter_offset.px
-        : conf->horizontal_letter_offset.pt * term->font_dpi / 72.;
-    int y_ofs = conf->vertical_letter_offset.px > 0
-        ? conf->vertical_letter_offset.px
-        : conf->vertical_letter_offset.pt * term->font_dpi / 72.;
-
-
     struct fcft_glyph *glyph = xmalloc(sizeof(*glyph));
     *glyph = (struct fcft_glyph){
         .wc = wc,
         .cols = 1,
         .pix = pix,
-        .x = -x_ofs,
-        .y = y_ofs + term->fonts[0]->ascent,
+        .x = -term->font_x_ofs,
+        .y = term->font_y_ofs + term->fonts[0]->ascent,
         .width = width,
         .height = height,
         .advance = {