diff --git a/src/BasicUtils/_NameDisplay.py b/src/BasicUtils/_NameDisplay.py
index d02924756..e40f2506e 100644
--- a/src/BasicUtils/_NameDisplay.py
+++ b/src/BasicUtils/_NameDisplay.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class NameDisplay(object):
             d_keys.sort(_make_cmp) # reverse sort by ikeyword
             for (code, ikeyword) in d_keys:
                 exp, keyword, ikeyword = d[code]
-                ikeyword = unicode(ikeyword, "utf8")
+                #ikeyword = unicode(ikeyword, "utf8")
                 format_str = format_str.replace(ikeyword, "%"+ code)
                 format_str = format_str.replace(ikeyword.title(), "%"+ code)
                 format_str = format_str.replace(ikeyword.upper(), "%"+ code.upper())