diff --git a/gui/map_view.cpp b/gui/map_view.cpp
index c583ceb..ac65a87 100644
--- a/gui/map_view.cpp
+++ b/gui/map_view.cpp
@@ -46,23 +46,21 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void MapViewUI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window, int compass_dir) {
+    (void)compass_dir;
     window.draw(*$paper.sprite);
 
     auto grid = $gui.entity("map_grid");
-
-    std::wstring map_out = System::draw_map($level, 23, 9, compass_dir);
-
+    // System::draw_map
     auto& map_text = $gui.get<Textual>(grid);
-    map_text.update(map_out);
+    map_text.update(L"MAP BROKEN");
 
     $gui.render(window);
     // $gui.debug_layout(window);
   }
 
   void MapViewUI::save_map(const std::string& outfile, int compass_dir) {
-    std::wstring map_out = System::draw_map(
-        $level, $level.map->width(), $level.map->height(), compass_dir);
-    dbc::check(map_out.size() > 0, "WHAT? printed map has nothing in it.");
+    (void)compass_dir;
+    std::wstring map_out = L"I'M BROKEN";
 
     std::wofstream out(outfile, std::ios::binary);
     std::locale loc(std::locale::classic(), new std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>);
diff --git a/gui/mini_map.cpp b/gui/mini_map.cpp
index 41e21b2..af4702a 100644
--- a/gui/mini_map.cpp
+++ b/gui/mini_map.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void MiniMapUI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window, int compass_dir) {
-    std::wstring map_out = System::draw_map($level, 5, 3, compass_dir);
-    $map_grid.update(map_out);
+    (void)compass_dir;
+    $map_grid.update(L"I'M BROKEN");
     window.draw(*$map_grid.text);
   }
 }
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index d12be28..7e012dd 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -407,22 +407,17 @@ void System::plan_motion(World& world, Position move_to) {
   motion.dy = move_to.location.y - player_position.location.y;
 }
 
-/*
- * This one is called inside the MapViewUI very often so
- * just avoid GameMap unlike the others.
- */
-std::wstring System::draw_map(GameLevel& level, size_t view_x, size_t view_y, int compass_dir) {
+void System::draw_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& grid, int compass_dir) {
   World &world = *level.world;
   Map &map = *level.map;
+  size_t view_x = matrix::width(grid);
+  size_t view_y = matrix::height(grid);
 
   auto player_pos = world.get<Position>(level.player).location;
   Point cam_orig = map.center_camera(player_pos, view_x, view_y);
   auto &tiles = map.tiles();
   auto &tile_set = textures::get_map_tile_set();
 
-  // make a grid of chars to work with
-  auto grid = shiterator::make<wchar_t>(view_x+1, view_y+1);
-
   // first fill it with the map cells
   for(shiterator::each_cell_t it{grid}; it.next();) {
     size_t tile_y = size_t(it.y) + cam_orig.y;
@@ -449,16 +444,6 @@ std::wstring System::draw_map(GameLevel& level, size_t view_x, size_t view_y, in
       }
     }
   });
-
-  // then generate the string to display, but this goes away soon
-  std::wstring result;
-
-  for(shiterator::each_row_t it{grid}; it.next();) {
-    result += grid[it.y][it.x];
-    if(it.row) result += '\n';
-  }
-
-  return result;
 }
 
 void System::player_status(GameLevel &level) {
diff --git a/systems.hpp b/systems.hpp
index 8df352e..564efb8 100644
--- a/systems.hpp
+++ b/systems.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace System {
   void init_positions(World &world, SpatialMap &collider);
   void device(World &world, Entity actor, Entity item);
   void plan_motion(World& world, Position move_to);
-  std::wstring draw_map(GameLevel& level, size_t view_x, size_t view_y, int compass_dir);
+  void draw_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& grid, int compass_dir);
   Entity spawn_item(World& world, const string& name);
   bool drop_item(GameLevel& level, Entity item);