diff --git a/simalq/commands.hy b/simalq/commands.hy
index ec2afe2..828ebe6 100644
--- a/simalq/commands.hy
+++ b/simalq/commands.hy
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
               0
               (menu (len stack) :draw (fn []
                 (print-main-screen :target target
-                  :status-bar F :tile-list 'pickable)))))))
+                  :tile-list 'pickable)))))))
           (info-screen (get stack tile-ix)))))
 
     ShiftHistory (do
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
   (hy.I.simalq/main.io-mode
     :draw (fn []
       (hy.I.simalq/main.print-main-screen
-        :target focus :status-bar F :tile-list 'nonpickable))
+        :target focus :tile-list 'nonpickable))
     :on-input (fn [key]
       (nonlocal focus)
       (setv dir-v (hy.I.simalq/keyboard.read-dir-key key))
diff --git a/simalq/display.hy b/simalq/display.hy
index 9615b52..1f4cada 100644
--- a/simalq/display.hy
+++ b/simalq/display.hy
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ interface elements as lists of `ColorChar`s."
     [target None]
       ; An optional `Pos` to focus the map. Otherwise, we use the
       ; player's current position.
-    [status-bar T]
     [tile-list None]
       ; `None`, or the symbols `pickable` or `nonpickable`
     [inventory F]
@@ -108,10 +107,9 @@ interface elements as lists of `ColorChar`s."
   (setv out [])
 
   ; The status bar is drawn first.
-  (when status-bar
-    (+= out (lfor
-      line (draw-status-bar)
-      (colorstr-to-width line width))))
+  (+= out (lfor
+    line (draw-status-bar)
+    (colorstr-to-width line width)))
   (setv status-bar-lines (len out))
   ; Then the map, including overmarks.
   (setv focus (or target G.player.pos))
diff --git a/simalq/util.hy b/simalq/util.hy
index 66772a6..0d1c5ac 100644
--- a/simalq/util.hy
+++ b/simalq/util.hy
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     (return))
 
   (print-main-screen
-    :status-bar T
     :messages message-queue
     :overmarks (dfor  p ps  p (lfor  i (range 2)
       (ColorChar