diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/FileDownloader.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/FileDownloader.php
index 936531a4d..8f95d6079 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/FileDownloader.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/FileDownloader.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
 abstract class FileDownloader implements DownloaderInterface
 {
     protected $io;
-    protected $bytesMax;
+    private $bytesMax;
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ abstract class FileDownloader implements DownloaderInterface
         $ctx = stream_context_create($params);
         stream_context_set_params($ctx, array("notification" => array($this, 'callbackGet')));
 
-        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading: <comment>connection...</comment>", 80);
+        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading: <comment>connection...</comment>");
         copy($url, $fileName, $ctx);
-        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading", 80);
+        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading");
 
         if (!file_exists($fileName)) {
             throw new \UnexpectedValueException($url.' could not be saved to '.$fileName.', make sure the'
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ abstract class FileDownloader implements DownloaderInterface
                     }
 
                     if (0 === $progression % 5) {
-                        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading: <comment>$progression%</comment>", 80);
+                        $this->io->overwrite("    Downloading: <comment>$progression%</comment>");
                     }
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php b/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
index 7592e2d50..381cb9b84 100644
--- a/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
+++ b/src/Composer/IO/ConsoleIO.php
@@ -65,25 +65,25 @@ class ConsoleIO implements IOInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    public function overwrite($messages, $size = 80, $newline = false, $type = 0)
+    public function overwrite($messages, $size = 80, $newline = false)
     {
         for ($place = $size; $place > 0; $place--) {
-            $this->write("\x08");
+            $this->write("\x08", false);
         }
 
-        $this->write($messages, false, $type);
+        $this->write($messages, false);
 
         for ($place = ($size - strlen($messages)); $place > 0; $place--) {
-            $this->write(' ');
+            $this->write(' ', false);
         }
 
         // clean up the end line
         for ($place = ($size - strlen($messages)); $place > 0; $place--) {
-            $this->write("\x08");
+            $this->write("\x08", false);
         }
 
         if ($newline) {
-            $this->writeln('');
+            $this->write('');
         }
     }