diff --git a/include/prototypes.h b/include/prototypes.h
index 2aa340b0..da47764a 100644
--- a/include/prototypes.h
+++ b/include/prototypes.h
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ extern struct player *player_delete(struct player *);
 extern struct player *player_next(struct player *);
 extern struct player *player_prev(struct player *);
 extern struct player *getplayer(natid);
-extern struct player *player_find_other(struct player *, register natid);
 extern void player_wakeup_all(natid);
 extern void player_wakeup(struct player *);
 extern void player_accept(void *);
diff --git a/src/lib/player/accept.c b/src/lib/player/accept.c
index 55a4050a..2355bfa9 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/accept.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/accept.c
@@ -227,21 +227,6 @@ getplayer(natid cnum)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-struct player *
-player_find_other(struct player *us, register natid cnum)
-{
-    register struct emp_qelem *qp;
-
-    for (qp = Players.q_forw; qp != &Players; qp = qp->q_forw)
-	if (((struct player *)qp)->cnum == cnum &&
-	    ((struct player *)qp != us) &&
-	    (((struct player *)qp)->state == PS_PLAYING))
-	    return (struct player *)qp;
-
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void
 player_wakeup_all(natid cnum)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/player/login.c b/src/lib/player/login.c
index 3a5bb4f9..50b9a14f 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/login.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/login.c
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ play_cmd(void)
 	pr_id(player, C_CMDERR, "need country and password\n");
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }
-    if ((other = player_find_other(player, (natid)player->cnum)) != 0) {
+    other = getplayer((natid)player->cnum);
+    if (other) {
 	natp = getnatp(player->cnum);
 	if (natp->nat_stat != VIS) {
 	    pr_id(player, C_EXIT, "country in use by %s\n", praddr(other));
@@ -321,8 +322,8 @@ kill_cmd(void)
 	pr_id(player, C_CMDERR, "need country and password\n");
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }
-    /* XXX find cnum other than us */
-    if ((other = player_find_other(player, player->cnum)) == 0) {
+    other = getplayer(player->cnum);
+    if (!other) {
 	pr_id(player, C_EXIT, "country not in use\n");
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }