diff --git a/devices/buffered_display.h b/devices/buffered_display.h
index eea3108..4658470 100644
--- a/devices/buffered_display.h
+++ b/devices/buffered_display.h
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class BufferedDisplay {
     Lcd::WriteData(status_ - 1);
     remote_[scan_position_] = status_ - 1;
   }
+  
+  static void BlinkCursor() {
+    ++blink_;
+  }
 
   static void Tick() {
     // The following code is likely to write 4 bytes at most. If there are less
@@ -120,11 +124,6 @@ class BufferedDisplay {
     // It is now safe to assume that all writes of 4 bytes to the display buffer
     // will not block.
     
-    if (previous_blink_counter_ > Lcd::blink_counter()) {
-      ++blink_;
-    }
-    previous_blink_counter_ = Lcd::status_counter();
-
     if (previous_status_counter_ > Lcd::status_counter()) {
       status_ = 0;
     }
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ class BufferedDisplay {
     // Determine which character to show at the current position.
     // If the scan position is the cursor and it is shown (blinking), draw the
     // cursor.
-    if (scan_position_ == cursor_position_ && (blink_ & 2)) {
+    if (scan_position_ == cursor_position_ && (blink_ & 128)) {
       character = cursor_character_;
     } else {
       // Otherwise, check if there's a status indicator to display. It is
@@ -227,10 +226,6 @@ uint8_t BufferedDisplay<Lcd>::scan_position_last_write_;
 template<typename Lcd>
 uint8_t BufferedDisplay<Lcd>::blink_;
 
-/* static */
-template<typename Lcd>
-uint8_t BufferedDisplay<Lcd>::previous_blink_counter_;
-
 /* static */
 template<typename Lcd>
 uint8_t BufferedDisplay<Lcd>::previous_status_counter_;
diff --git a/devices/hd44780_lcd.h b/devices/hd44780_lcd.h
index 3115404..bf24af4 100755
--- a/devices/hd44780_lcd.h
+++ b/devices/hd44780_lcd.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class Hd44780Lcd {
   }
 
   static inline void Tick() {
-    ++blink_counter_;
     ++status_counter_;
     if (transmitting_) {
       EndWrite();
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ class Hd44780Lcd {
   static inline uint8_t writable() { return OutputBuffer::writable(); }
   static inline uint8_t readable() { return OutputBuffer::readable(); }
   static inline uint8_t busy() { return transmitting_; }
-  static inline uint8_t blink_counter() { return blink_counter_; }
   static inline uint8_t status_counter() { return status_counter_; }
   
   static inline void ResetStatusCounter() { status_counter_ = 0; }
@@ -225,7 +223,6 @@ class Hd44780Lcd {
   }
 
   static volatile uint8_t transmitting_;
-  static volatile uint8_t blink_counter_;
   static volatile uint8_t status_counter_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Hd44780Lcd);
@@ -237,12 +234,6 @@ template<typename RsPin, typename EnablePin, typename ParallelPort,
 volatile uint8_t Hd44780Lcd<RsPin, EnablePin, ParallelPort, width,
                             height>::transmitting_;
 
-/* static */
-template<typename RsPin, typename EnablePin, typename ParallelPort,
-         uint8_t width, uint8_t height>
-volatile uint8_t Hd44780Lcd<RsPin, EnablePin, ParallelPort, width,
-                            height>::blink_counter_;
-
 /* static */
 template<typename RsPin, typename EnablePin, typename ParallelPort,
          uint8_t width, uint8_t height>