diff --git a/include/nat.h b/include/nat.h
index c0e5fdd1..a1700ced 100644
--- a/include/nat.h
+++ b/include/nat.h
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ extern double techfact(int level, double mult);
 /* src/lib/common/nat.c */
 extern char *cname(natid n);
 extern char *natstate(struct natstr *np);
-extern enum relations getrel(struct natstr *np, natid them);
 extern enum relations relations_with(natid, natid);
 extern char *relations_string(enum relations);
 extern int nat_accepts(natid, natid, enum rej_comm);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/rela.c b/src/lib/commands/rela.c
index 4f505457..9fe1946e 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/rela.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/rela.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 int
 rela(void)
 {
-    struct natstr *natp;
     struct natstr *np;
     natid cn;
     natid as;
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ rela(void)
 	    return RET_SYN;
 	as = (natid)n;
     }
-    natp = getnatp(as);
     pr("\t%s Diplomatic Relations Report\t", cname(as));
     prdate();
     pr("\n  Formal Relations         %5s      theirs\n",
@@ -76,8 +74,8 @@ rela(void)
 	}
 	pr("%3d) %-20.20s  ", cn, cname(cn));
 	pr("%-10s %s\n",
-	   relations_string(getrel(natp, cn)),
-	   relations_string(getrel(np, as)));
+	   relations_string(relations_with(as, cn)),
+	   relations_string(relations_with(cn, as)));
     }
     return RET_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/common/nat.c b/src/lib/common/nat.c
index ecaffe90..b51eb66f 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/nat.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/nat.c
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ natstate(struct natstr *np)
     return stnam[np->nat_stat];
 }
 
-/* This returns the relations that np has with them */
-enum relations
-getrel(struct natstr *np, natid them)
-{
-    return np->nat_relate[them];
-}
-
 /*
  * Return relations @us has with @them.
  * Countries are considered allied to themselves.
@@ -75,7 +68,7 @@ getrel(struct natstr *np, natid them)
 enum relations
 relations_with(natid us, natid them)
 {
-    return us == them ? ALLIED : getrel(getnatp(us), them);
+    return us == them ? ALLIED : getnatp(us)->nat_relate[them];
 }
 
 char *