diff --git a/src/main/drivers/display.h b/src/main/drivers/display.h
index 30d9c0f1676..e23e18fb8bc 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/display.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/display.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "config/parameter_group.h"
 
-#define SW_BLINK_CYCLE_MS 200 // 200ms on / 200ms off
+#define SW_BLINK_CYCLE_MS 500 // Xms on / Xms off
 
 #define getBlinkOnOff()  ( (millis() / SW_BLINK_CYCLE_MS) & 1 )
 
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_msp_osd.c b/src/main/io/displayport_msp_osd.c
index 876de97b802..e1e6cb29676 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_msp_osd.c
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_msp_osd.c
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static int writeString(displayPort_t *displayPort, uint8_t col, uint8_t row, con
 static int drawScreen(displayPort_t *displayPort) // 250Hz
 {
     static uint8_t counter = 0;
-    static bool lastBlinkStatus = false;
-    bool blinkStatus = getBlinkOnOff();
 
     if ((!cmsInMenu && IS_RC_MODE_ACTIVE(BOXOSD)) || (counter++ % DRAW_FREQ_DENOM)) { // 62.5Hz
         return 0;
@@ -277,19 +275,6 @@ static int drawScreen(displayPort_t *displayPort) // 250Hz
         sendSubFrameMs = (osdConfig()->msp_displayport_fullframe_interval > 0) ? (millis() + DS2MS(osdConfig()->msp_displayport_fullframe_interval)) : 0;
     }
 
-    if (lastBlinkStatus != blinkStatus) {
-        if (displayConfig()->force_sw_blink) {
-            // Make sure any blinking characters are updated
-            for (unsigned int pos = 0; pos < sizeof(screen); pos++) {
-                if (bitArrayGet(blinkChar, pos)) {
-                    bitArraySet(dirty, pos);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        lastBlinkStatus = blinkStatus;
-    }
-
     uint8_t subcmd[COLS + 4];
     uint8_t updateCount = 0;
     subcmd[0] = MSP_DP_WRITE_STRING;
@@ -309,9 +294,6 @@ static int drawScreen(displayPort_t *displayPort) // 250Hz
         do {
             bitArrayClr(dirty, pos);
             subcmd[len] = isBfCompatibleVideoSystem(osdConfig()) ? getBfCharacter(screen[pos++], page): screen[pos++];
-	    if (bitArrayGet(blinkChar, pos) && displayConfig()->force_sw_blink && blinkStatus) {
-                subcmd[len] = SYM_BLANK;
-            }
             len++;
 
             if (bitArrayGet(dirty, pos)) {
@@ -323,7 +305,7 @@ static int drawScreen(displayPort_t *displayPort) // 250Hz
             attributes |= (page << DISPLAYPORT_MSP_ATTR_FONTPAGE);
         }
 
-        if (blink && !displayConfig()->force_sw_blink) {
+        if (blink) {
             attributes |= (1 << DISPLAYPORT_MSP_ATTR_BLINK);
         }
 
@@ -349,7 +331,7 @@ static int drawScreen(displayPort_t *displayPort) // 250Hz
         vtxReset = false;
     }
 
-return 0;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static void resync(displayPort_t *displayPort)
@@ -380,6 +362,10 @@ static bool getFontMetadata(displayFontMetadata_t *metadata, const displayPort_t
 static textAttributes_t supportedTextAttributes(const displayPort_t *displayPort)
 {
     UNUSED(displayPort);
+
+    //textAttributes_t attr = TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_NONE;
+    //TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_ADD_BLINK(attr);
+    //return attr;
     return TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_NONE;
 }