diff --git a/view.c b/view.c
index 058d0add9..b1214ffce 100644
--- a/view.c
+++ b/view.c
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@
  * the necessary offset for the last character.
  */
 
-static const SyntaxSymbol symbols_none[] = {
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE]    = { " " },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB]      = { " " },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB_FILL] = { " " },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL]      = { " " },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF]      = { " " },
+static const char *symbols_none[] = {
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE]    = " ",
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB]      = " ",
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB_FILL] = " ",
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL]      = " ",
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF]      = " ",
 };
 
-static const SyntaxSymbol symbols_default[] = {
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE]    = { "·" /* Middle Dot U+00B7 */ },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB]      = { "›" /* Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark U+203A */ },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB_FILL] = { " " },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL]      = { "↵" /* Downwards Arrow with Corner Leftwards U+21B5 */ },
-	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF]      = { "~" },
+static const char *symbols_default[] = {
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE]    = "·", /* Middle Dot U+00B7 */
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB]      = "›", /* Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark U+203A */
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB_FILL] = " ",
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL]      = "↵", /* Downwards Arrow with Corner Leftwards U+21B5 */
+	[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF]      = "~",
 };
 
 static Cell cell_blank = { .width = 0, .len = 0, .data = " ", };
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static bool view_expand_tab(View *view, Cell *cell) {
 	int displayed_width = view->tabwidth - (view->col % view->tabwidth);
 	for (int w = 0; w < displayed_width; ++w) {
 		int t = (w == 0) ? SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB : SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB_FILL;
-		const char *symbol = view->symbols[t]->symbol;
+		const char *symbol = view->symbols[t];
 		strncpy(cell->data, symbol, sizeof(cell->data) - 1);
 		cell->len = (w == 0) ? 1 : 0;
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static bool view_expand_tab(View *view, Cell *cell) {
 
 static bool view_expand_newline(View *view, Cell *cell) {
 	size_t lineno = view->line->lineno;
-	const char *symbol = view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL]->symbol;
+	const char *symbol = view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOL];
 
 	strncpy(cell->data, symbol, sizeof(cell->data) - 1);
 	cell->width = 1;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static bool view_addch(View *view, Cell *cell) {
 	case '\n':
 		return view_expand_newline(view, cell);
 	case ' ': {
-		const char *symbol = view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE]->symbol;
+		const char *symbol = view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE];
 		strncpy(cell->data, symbol, sizeof(cell->data) - 1);
 		return view_add_cell(view, cell);
 	}}
@@ -869,8 +869,8 @@ void view_options_set(View *view, enum UiOption options) {
 	};
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < LENGTH(mapping); i++) {
-		view->symbols[i] = (options & mapping[i]) ? &symbols_default[i] :
-			&symbols_none[i];
+		view->symbols[i] = (options & mapping[i]) ? symbols_default[i] :
+			symbols_none[i];
 	}
 
 	if (options & UI_OPTION_LINE_NUMBERS_ABSOLUTE)
@@ -1332,10 +1332,6 @@ void view_selections_normalize(View *view) {
 		view_selections_set(prev, &range_prev);
 }
 
-char *view_symbol_eof_get(View *view) {
-	return view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF]->symbol;
-}
-
 void view_style(View *view, enum UiStyle style, size_t start, size_t end) {
 	if (end < view->start || start > view->end)
 		return;
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index 63cef3ec3..ba7f0da5a 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 #include "text.h"
 #include "array.h"
 
-typedef struct {
-	char *symbol;
-} SyntaxSymbol;
-
 enum {
 	SYNTAX_SYMBOL_SPACE,
 	SYNTAX_SYMBOL_TAB,
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct View {
 	int selection_count;   /* how many cursors do currently exist */
 	Line *line;         /* used while drawing view content, line where next char will be drawn */
 	int col;            /* used while drawing view content, column where next char will be drawn */
-	const SyntaxSymbol *symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_LAST]; /* symbols to use for white spaces etc */
+	const char *symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_LAST]; /* symbols to use for white spaces etc */
 	int tabwidth;       /* how many spaces should be used to display a tab character */
 	Selection *selections;    /* all cursors currently active */
 	int selection_generation; /* used to filter out newly created cursors during iteration */
@@ -351,8 +347,6 @@ void view_tabwidth_set(View*, int tabwidth);
 /** Apply a style to a text range. */
 void view_style(View*, enum UiStyle, size_t start, size_t end);
 
-char *view_symbol_eof_get(View*);
-
 /** @} */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vis.c b/vis.c
index 4a025f9a2..cbdb2083c 100644
--- a/vis.c
+++ b/vis.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void window_draw_eof(Win *win) {
 	if (view->width == 0)
 		return;
 	for (Line *l = view->lastline->next; l; l = l->next) {
-		strncpy(l->cells[0].data, view_symbol_eof_get(view), sizeof(l->cells[0].data)-1);
+		strncpy(l->cells[0].data, view->symbols[SYNTAX_SYMBOL_EOF], sizeof(l->cells[0].data)-1);
 		ui_window_style_set(win->ui, &l->cells[0], UI_STYLE_EOF);
 	}
 }