diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index a636506..09effcc 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -974,8 +974,6 @@ function email_send_new($to,$from,$subject,$body,$bodyhtml="") {
 	$mail->setFrom($from);
 	$mail->setSubject($subject);
 	$mail->setText($body);
-	$mail->setTextCharset("utf-8");
-	$mail->setHTMLCharset("utf-8");
 
 	//only add the html if we have it
 	if($bodyhtml) {