diff --git a/src/core/mem_func.hpp b/src/core/mem_func.hpp
index 12acce13fc..81bf903fea 100644
--- a/src/core/mem_func.hpp
+++ b/src/core/mem_func.hpp
@@ -65,37 +65,4 @@ static inline int MemCmpT(const T *ptr1, const T *ptr2, size_t num = 1)
 	return memcmp(ptr1, ptr2, num * sizeof(T));
 }
 
-/**
- * Type safe memory reverse operation.
- *  Reverse a block of memory in steps given by the
- *  type of the pointers.
- *
- * @param ptr1 Start-pointer to the block of memory.
- * @param ptr2 End-pointer to the block of memory.
- */
-template <typename T>
-static inline void MemReverseT(T *ptr1, T *ptr2)
-{
-	assert(ptr1 != nullptr && ptr2 != nullptr);
-	assert(ptr1 < ptr2);
-
-	do {
-		Swap(*ptr1, *ptr2);
-	} while (++ptr1 < --ptr2);
-}
-
-/**
- * Type safe memory reverse operation (overloaded)
- *
- * @param ptr Pointer to the block of memory.
- * @param num The number of items we want to reverse.
- */
-template <typename T>
-static inline void MemReverseT(T *ptr, size_t num)
-{
-	assert(ptr != nullptr);
-
-	MemReverseT(ptr, ptr + (num - 1));
-}
-
 #endif /* MEM_FUNC_HPP */
diff --git a/src/sortlist_type.h b/src/sortlist_type.h
index 21cbca16fa..45799cd835 100644
--- a/src/sortlist_type.h
+++ b/src/sortlist_type.h
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		this->flags ^= VL_DESC;
 
-		if (this->IsSortable()) MemReverseT(std::vector<T>::data(), std::vector<T>::size());
+		if (this->IsSortable()) std::reverse(std::vector<T>::begin(), std::vector<T>::end());
 	}
 
 	/**