diff --git a/netlib/utils.py b/netlib/utils.py
index ea7495451..7621a1dc0 100644
--- a/netlib/utils.py
+++ b/netlib/utils.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def cleanBin(s, fixspacing=False):
         o = ord(i)
         if (o > 31 and o < 127):
             parts.append(i)
-        elif i in "\n\r\t" and not fixspacing:
+        elif i in "\n\t" and not fixspacing:
             parts.append(i)
         else:
             parts.append(".")