diff --git a/editor/js/main.js b/editor/js/main.js
index 0e58ed040..4d057af2e 100644
--- a/editor/js/main.js
+++ b/editor/js/main.js
@@ -104,10 +104,8 @@
                             msg.text = node._(msg.text.toString(),{defaultValue:msg.text.toString()});
                         }
                         node.status = msg;
-                        if (statusEnabled) {
-                            node.dirty = true;
-                            RED.view.redraw();
-                        }
+                        node.dirty = true;
+                        RED.view.redraw();
                     }
                 });
                 RED.comms.subscribe("node/#",function(topic,msg) {
@@ -179,12 +177,6 @@
         });
     }
 
-    var statusEnabled = false;
-    function toggleStatus(state) {
-        statusEnabled = state;
-        RED.view.status(statusEnabled);
-    }
-
     function loadEditor() {
         var menuOptions = [];
         menuOptions.push({id:"menu-item-view-menu",label:RED._("menu.label.view.view"),options:[