function remove_accents( $string ) {
	if ( ! preg_match( '/[\x80-\xff]/', $string ) ) {
		return $string;
	}

	if ( seems_utf8( $string ) ) {
		$chars = array(
			// Decompositions for Latin-1 Supplement
			'ª' => 'a',
			'º' => 'o',
			'À' => 'A',
			'Á' => 'A',
			'Â' => 'A',
			'Ã' => 'A',
			'Ä' => 'A',
			'Å' => 'A',
			'Æ' => 'AE',
			'Ç' => 'C',
			'È' => 'E',
			'É' => 'E',
			'Ê' => 'E',
			'Ë' => 'E',
			'Ì' => 'I',
			'Í' => 'I',
			'Î' => 'I',
			'Ï' => 'I',
			'Ð' => 'D',
			'Ñ' => 'N',
			'Ò' => 'O',
			'Ó' => 'O',
			'Ô' => 'O',
			'Õ' => 'O',
			'Ö' => 'O',
			'Ù' => 'U',
			'Ú' => 'U',
			'Û' => 'U',
			'Ü' => 'U',
			'Ý' => 'Y',
			'Þ' => 'TH',
			'ß' => 's',
			'à' => 'a',
			'á' => 'a',
			'â' => 'a',
			'ã' => 'a',
			'ä' => 'a',
			'å' => 'a',
			'æ' => 'ae',
			'ç' => 'c',
			'è' => 'e',
			'é' => 'e',
			'ê' => 'e',
			'ë' => 'e',
			'ì' => 'i',
			'í' => 'i',
			'î' => 'i',
			'ï' => 'i',
			'ð' => 'd',
			'ñ' => 'n',
			'ò' => 'o',
			'ó' => 'o',
			'ô' => 'o',
			'õ' => 'o',
			'ö' => 'o',
			'ø' => 'o',
			'ù' => 'u',
			'ú' => 'u',
			'û' => 'u',
			'ü' => 'u',
			'ý' => 'y',
			'þ' => 'th',
			'ÿ' => 'y',
			'Ø' => 'O',
			// Decompositions for Latin Extended-A
			'Ā' => 'A',
			'ā' => 'a',
			'Ă' => 'A',
			'ă' => 'a',
			'Ą' => 'A',
			'ą' => 'a',
			'Ć' => 'C',
			'ć' => 'c',
			'Ĉ' => 'C',
			'ĉ' => 'c',
			'Ċ' => 'C',
			'ċ' => 'c',
			'Č' => 'C',
			'č' => 'c',
			'Ď' => 'D',
			'ď' => 'd',
			'Đ' => 'D',
			'đ' => 'd',
			'Ē' => 'E',
			'ē' => 'e',
			'Ĕ' => 'E',
			'ĕ' => 'e',
			'Ė' => 'E',
			'ė' => 'e',
			'Ę' => 'E',
			'ę' => 'e',
			'Ě' => 'E',
			'ě' => 'e',
			'Ĝ' => 'G',
			'ĝ' => 'g',
			'Ğ' => 'G',
			'ğ' => 'g',
			'Ġ' => 'G',
			'ġ' => 'g',
			'Ģ' => 'G',
			'ģ' => 'g',
			'Ĥ' => 'H',
			'ĥ' => 'h',
			'Ħ' => 'H',
			'ħ' => 'h',
			'Ĩ' => 'I',
			'ĩ' => 'i',
			'Ī' => 'I',
			'ī' => 'i',
			'Ĭ' => 'I',
			'ĭ' => 'i',
			'Į' => 'I',
			'į' => 'i',
			'İ' => 'I',
			'ı' => 'i',
			'IJ' => 'IJ',
			'ij' => 'ij',
			'Ĵ' => 'J',
			'ĵ' => 'j',
			'Ķ' => 'K',
			'ķ' => 'k',
			'ĸ' => 'k',
			'Ĺ' => 'L',
			'ĺ' => 'l',
			'Ļ' => 'L',
			'ļ' => 'l',
			'Ľ' => 'L',
			'ľ' => 'l',
			'Ŀ' => 'L',
			'ŀ' => 'l',
			'Ł' => 'L',
			'ł' => 'l',
			'Ń' => 'N',
			'ń' => 'n',
			'Ņ' => 'N',
			'ņ' => 'n',
			'Ň' => 'N',
			'ň' => 'n',
			'ʼn' => 'n',
			'Ŋ' => 'N',
			'ŋ' => 'n',
			'Ō' => 'O',
			'ō' => 'o',
			'Ŏ' => 'O',
			'ŏ' => 'o',
			'Ő' => 'O',
			'ő' => 'o',
			'Œ' => 'OE',
			'œ' => 'oe',
			'Ŕ' => 'R',
			'ŕ' => 'r',
			'Ŗ' => 'R',
			'ŗ' => 'r',
			'Ř' => 'R',
			'ř' => 'r',
			'Ś' => 'S',
			'ś' => 's',
			'Ŝ' => 'S',
			'ŝ' => 's',
			'Ş' => 'S',
			'ş' => 's',
			'Š' => 'S',
			'š' => 's',
			'Ţ' => 'T',
			'ţ' => 't',
			'Ť' => 'T',
			'ť' => 't',
			'Ŧ' => 'T',
			'ŧ' => 't',
			'Ũ' => 'U',
			'ũ' => 'u',
			'Ū' => 'U',
			'ū' => 'u',
			'Ŭ' => 'U',
			'ŭ' => 'u',
			'Ů' => 'U',
			'ů' => 'u',
			'Ű' => 'U',
			'ű' => 'u',
			'Ų' => 'U',
			'ų' => 'u',
			'Ŵ' => 'W',
			'ŵ' => 'w',
			'Ŷ' => 'Y',
			'ŷ' => 'y',
			'Ÿ' => 'Y',
			'Ź' => 'Z',
			'ź' => 'z',
			'Ż' => 'Z',
			'ż' => 'z',
			'Ž' => 'Z',
			'ž' => 'z',
			'ſ' => 's',
			// Decompositions for Latin Extended-B
			'Ș' => 'S',
			'ș' => 's',
			'Ț' => 'T',
			'ț' => 't',
			// Euro Sign
			'€' => 'E',
			// GBP (Pound) Sign
			'£' => '',
			// Vowels with diacritic (Vietnamese)
			// unmarked
			'Ơ' => 'O',
			'ơ' => 'o',
			'Ư' => 'U',
			'ư' => 'u',
			// grave accent
			'Ầ' => 'A',
			'ầ' => 'a',
			'Ằ' => 'A',
			'ằ' => 'a',
			'Ề' => 'E',
			'ề' => 'e',
			'Ồ' => 'O',
			'ồ' => 'o',
			'Ờ' => 'O',
			'ờ' => 'o',
			'Ừ' => 'U',
			'ừ' => 'u',
			'Ỳ' => 'Y',
			'ỳ' => 'y',
			// hook
			'Ả' => 'A',
			'ả' => 'a',
			'Ẩ' => 'A',
			'ẩ' => 'a',
			'Ẳ' => 'A',
			'ẳ' => 'a',
			'Ẻ' => 'E',
			'ẻ' => 'e',
			'Ể' => 'E',
			'ể' => 'e',
			'Ỉ' => 'I',
			'ỉ' => 'i',
			'Ỏ' => 'O',
			'ỏ' => 'o',
			'Ổ' => 'O',
			'ổ' => 'o',
			'Ở' => 'O',
			'ở' => 'o',
			'Ủ' => 'U',
			'ủ' => 'u',
			'Ử' => 'U',
			'ử' => 'u',
			'Ỷ' => 'Y',
			'ỷ' => 'y',
			// tilde
			'Ẫ' => 'A',
			'ẫ' => 'a',
			'Ẵ' => 'A',
			'ẵ' => 'a',
			'Ẽ' => 'E',
			'ẽ' => 'e',
			'Ễ' => 'E',
			'ễ' => 'e',
			'Ỗ' => 'O',
			'ỗ' => 'o',
			'Ỡ' => 'O',
			'ỡ' => 'o',
			'Ữ' => 'U',
			'ữ' => 'u',
			'Ỹ' => 'Y',
			'ỹ' => 'y',
			// acute accent
			'Ấ' => 'A',
			'ấ' => 'a',
			'Ắ' => 'A',
			'ắ' => 'a',
			'Ế' => 'E',
			'ế' => 'e',
			'Ố' => 'O',
			'ố' => 'o',
			'Ớ' => 'O',
			'ớ' => 'o',
			'Ứ' => 'U',
			'ứ' => 'u',
			// dot below
			'Ạ' => 'A',
			'ạ' => 'a',
			'Ậ' => 'A',
			'ậ' => 'a',
			'Ặ' => 'A',
			'ặ' => 'a',
			'Ẹ' => 'E',
			'ẹ' => 'e',
			'Ệ' => 'E',
			'ệ' => 'e',
			'Ị' => 'I',
			'ị' => 'i',
			'Ọ' => 'O',
			'ọ' => 'o',
			'Ộ' => 'O',
			'ộ' => 'o',
			'Ợ' => 'O',
			'ợ' => 'o',
			'Ụ' => 'U',
			'ụ' => 'u',
			'Ự' => 'U',
			'ự' => 'u',
			'Ỵ' => 'Y',
			'ỵ' => 'y',
			// Vowels with diacritic (Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin)
			'ɑ' => 'a',
			// macron
			'Ǖ' => 'U',
			'ǖ' => 'u',
			// acute accent
			'Ǘ' => 'U',
			'ǘ' => 'u',
			// caron
			'Ǎ' => 'A',
			'ǎ' => 'a',
			'Ǐ' => 'I',
			'ǐ' => 'i',
			'Ǒ' => 'O',
			'ǒ' => 'o',
			'Ǔ' => 'U',
			'ǔ' => 'u',
			'Ǚ' => 'U',
			'ǚ' => 'u',
			// grave accent
			'Ǜ' => 'U',
			'ǜ' => 'u',
		);

		// Used for locale-specific rules
		$locale = get_locale();

		if ( 'de_DE' == $locale || 'de_DE_formal' == $locale || 'de_CH' == $locale || 'de_CH_informal' == $locale ) {
			$chars['Ä'] = 'Ae';
			$chars['ä'] = 'ae';
			$chars['Ö'] = 'Oe';
			$chars['ö'] = 'oe';
			$chars['Ü'] = 'Ue';
			$chars['ü'] = 'ue';
			$chars['ß'] = 'ss';
		} elseif ( 'da_DK' === $locale ) {
			$chars['Æ'] = 'Ae';
			$chars['æ'] = 'ae';
			$chars['Ø'] = 'Oe';
			$chars['ø'] = 'oe';
			$chars['Å'] = 'Aa';
			$chars['å'] = 'aa';
		} elseif ( 'ca' === $locale ) {
			$chars['l·l'] = 'll';
		} elseif ( 'sr_RS' === $locale || 'bs_BA' === $locale ) {
			$chars['Đ'] = 'DJ';
			$chars['đ'] = 'dj';
		}

		$string = strtr( $string, $chars );
	} else {
		$chars = array();
		// Assume ISO-8859-1 if not UTF-8
		$chars['in'] = "\x80\x83\x8a\x8e\x9a\x9e"
			. "\x9f\xa2\xa5\xb5\xc0\xc1\xc2"
			. "\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca"
			. "\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd1\xd2"
			. "\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd8\xd9\xda"
			. "\xdb\xdc\xdd\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3"
			. "\xe4\xe5\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb"
			. "\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf1\xf2\xf3"
			. "\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb"
			. "\xfc\xfd\xff";

		$chars['out'] = 'EfSZszYcYuAAAAAACEEEEIIIINOOOOOOUUUUYaaaaaaceeeeiiiinoooooouuuuyy';

		$string              = strtr( $string, $chars['in'], $chars['out'] );
		$double_chars        = array();
		$double_chars['in']  = array( "\x8c", "\x9c", "\xc6", "\xd0", "\xde", "\xdf", "\xe6", "\xf0", "\xfe" );
		$double_chars['out'] = array( 'OE', 'oe', 'AE', 'DH', 'TH', 'ss', 'ae', 'dh', 'th' );
		$string              = str_replace( $double_chars['in'], $double_chars['out'], $string );
	}

	return $string;
}