diff --git a/core/file.cpp b/core/file.cpp
index 2441a82e..95869fb4 100644
--- a/core/file.cpp
+++ b/core/file.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static bool __file_open_read(struct file *file)
 		return false;
 
 	*file >> file->f_prev;
-	file->getline();
+	file_readl(file);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ void file_close(struct file *file)
 	file->f_mode = NOT_OPEN;
 }
 
-std::string file :: getline()
+std::string file_readl(struct file *file)
 {
 	char c;
 	std::string res;
 
 	/* Ignore leading whitespace */
-	while (peek() == ' ')
-		read(&c, 1);
+	while (file->peek() == ' ')
+		file->read(&c, 1);
 
-	std::getline(*static_cast<std::fstream *>(this), res);
+	std::getline(*static_cast<std::fstream *>(file), res);
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/core/tags/generic.cpp b/core/tags/generic.cpp
index 58cc5ded..564fa243 100644
--- a/core/tags/generic.cpp
+++ b/core/tags/generic.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void GenericTag :: read(file &file)
 {
 	gchar *g_lc;
 
-	_name  = file.getline();
+	_name  = file_readl(&file);
 	g_lc = string_lowercase(_name.c_str());
 	_lower = g_lc;
 	g_free(g_lc);
diff --git a/core/tags/library.cpp b/core/tags/library.cpp
index b8b63a1c..5b7f8a44 100644
--- a/core/tags/library.cpp
+++ b/core/tags/library.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const std::string Library :: primary_key() const
 void Library :: read(file &file)
 {
 	file >> _enabled;
-	_path = file.getline();
+	_path = file_readl(&file);
 }
 
 void Library :: write(file &file)
diff --git a/core/tags/track.cpp b/core/tags/track.cpp
index 668c5baf..5f215e88 100644
--- a/core/tags/track.cpp
+++ b/core/tags/track.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void Track :: read(file &file)
 	file >> _count >> _length;
 
 	GenericTag :: read(file);
-	_path = file.getline();
+	_path = file_readl(&file);
 
 	_library = tags :: get_library(library_id);
 	_artist  = tags :: get_artist(artist_id);
diff --git a/include/core/file.h b/include/core/file.h
index 4a41d441..ea57f6ff 100644
--- a/include/core/file.h
+++ b/include/core/file.h
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ struct file : public std::fstream {
 	unsigned int	f_version; /* The file's current data version. */
 	unsigned int	f_prev;    /* The file's on-disk data version. */
 	std::string	f_name;    /* The file's basename.             */
-
-	/**
-	 * Read an entire line from the file and return it to the caller.
-	 * In theory a return value optimization will occur so returning
-	 * a string by value won't be a performance problem.
-	 *
-	 * @return A string containing the rest of the line.
-	 */
-	std::string getline();
 };
 
 
@@ -91,5 +82,7 @@ bool file_open(struct file *, OpenMode);
 /* Close an open file, setting file->mode to NOT_OPEN. */
 void file_close(struct file *);
 
+/* Read an entire line from the file and return it to the caller. */
+std::string file_readl(struct file *);
 
 #endif /* OCARINA_CORE_FILE_H */
diff --git a/tests/core/file.cpp b/tests/core/file.cpp
index 3afbf1ad..7d3e1876 100644
--- a/tests/core/file.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/file.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void test_io()
 	test_equal(res, (std::string)"ABCDE");
 	b >> res;
 	test_equal(res, (std::string)"FGHIJ");
-	res = b.getline();
+	res = file_readl(&b);
 	test_equal(res, (std::string)"KLMNO PQRST UVWXYZ");
 	file_close(&b);
 }