diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 2009f15dd6..10165ef872 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@ void SetFocusedWindow(Window *w)
 	if (_focused_window != NULL) _focused_window->OnFocus();
 }
 
-/**
- * Gets the globally focused widget. Which is the focused widget of the focused window.
- * @return A pointer to the globally focused Widget, or NULL if there is no globally focused widget.
- */
-const Widget *GetGloballyFocusedWidget()
-{
-	return _focused_window != NULL ? _focused_window->focused_widget : NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * Check if an edit box is in global focus. That is if focused window
  * has a edit box as focused widget, or if a console is focused.
@@ -127,7 +118,7 @@ const Widget *GetGloballyFocusedWidget()
  */
 bool EditBoxInGlobalFocus()
 {
-	const Widget *wi = GetGloballyFocusedWidget();
+	const Widget *wi = (_focused_window != NULL) ? _focused_window->focused_widget : NULL;
 
 	/* The console does not have an edit box so a special case is needed. */
 	return (wi != NULL && wi->type == WWT_EDITBOX) ||
diff --git a/src/window_gui.h b/src/window_gui.h
index 4de82d9dbc..975cdee1b0 100644
--- a/src/window_gui.h
+++ b/src/window_gui.h
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ enum SpecialMouseMode {
 Window *GetCallbackWnd();
 
 void SetFocusedWindow(Window *w);
-const Widget *GetGloballyFocusedWidget();
 bool EditBoxInGlobalFocus();
 
 void ScrollbarClickHandler(Window *w, const Widget *wi, int x, int y);