diff --git a/src/dialogs.cpp b/src/dialogs.cpp
index db896017cc8f..6a21d65fd797 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs.cpp
@@ -1242,7 +1242,21 @@ const unit_preview_pane::details units_list_preview_pane::get_details() const
 	const unit &u = *units_[index_];
 	details det;
 
-	det.image = u.still_image();
+	/** Get an SDL surface, ready for display for place where we need a still-image of the unit. */
+	image::locator image_loc;
+
+#ifdef LOW_MEM
+	image_loc = image::locator(u.absolute_image());
+#else
+	std::string mods=u.image_mods();
+	if(!mods.empty()){
+		image_loc = image::locator(u.absolute_image(),mods);
+	} else {
+		image_loc = image::locator(u.absolute_image());
+	}
+#endif
+	det.image = image::get_image(image_loc, image::UNSCALED);
+	/***/
 
 	det.name = u.name();
 	det.type_name = u.type_name();
diff --git a/src/unit.cpp b/src/unit.cpp
index 86aa5a2e9164..41618b5b845b 100644
--- a/src/unit.cpp
+++ b/src/unit.cpp
@@ -1718,25 +1718,6 @@ void unit::write(config& cfg) const
 
 }
 
-const surface unit::still_image(bool scaled) const
-{
-	image::locator image_loc;
-
-#ifdef LOW_MEM
-	image_loc = image::locator(absolute_image());
-#else
-	std::string mods=image_mods();
-	if(!mods.empty()){
-		image_loc = image::locator(absolute_image(),mods);
-	} else {
-		image_loc = image::locator(absolute_image());
-	}
-#endif
-
-	surface unit_image(image::get_image(image_loc, scaled ? image::SCALED_TO_ZOOM : image::UNSCALED));
-	return unit_image;
-}
-
 void unit::set_facing(map_location::DIRECTION dir) const {
 	if(dir != map_location::NDIRECTIONS) {
 		facing_ = dir;
diff --git a/src/unit.hpp b/src/unit.hpp
index 62e67e0b2431..0d75f5ac540d 100644
--- a/src/unit.hpp
+++ b/src/unit.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
-#include "sdl/utils.hpp"
+#include "sdl/utils.hpp" //only needed for SDL_Color
 #include "unit_types.hpp"
 #include "unit_map.hpp"
 #include "unit_ptr.hpp"
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@ class unit
 
 	int damage_from(const attack_type& attack,bool attacker,const map_location& loc) const { return resistance_against(attack,attacker,loc); }
 
-	/** A SDL surface, ready for display for place where we need a still-image of the unit. */
-	const surface still_image(bool scaled = false) const;
-
 	unit_animation_component & anim_comp() const { return *anim_comp_; }
 	void set_facing(map_location::DIRECTION dir) const;
 	map_location::DIRECTION facing() const { return facing_; }