diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index e4de64444e..9b64dab8ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * formatting.c
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c,v 1.88 2005/06/15 00:34:08 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c,v 1.89 2005/06/22 01:43:05 neilc Exp $
  *
  *
  *	 Portions Copyright (c) 1999-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
@@ -3508,8 +3508,7 @@ static char *
 int_to_roman(int number)
 {
 	int			len = 0,
-				num = 0,
-				set = 0;
+				num = 0;
 	char	   *p = NULL,
 			   *result,
 				numstr[5];
@@ -3529,9 +3528,6 @@ int_to_roman(int number)
 		num = *p - 49;			/* 48 ascii + 1 */
 		if (num < 0)
 			continue;
-		if (num == -1 && set == 0)
-			continue;
-		set = 1;
 
 		if (len > 3)
 		{