diff --git a/core/deck.cpp b/core/deck.cpp
index bf50a04f..3d1954a7 100644
--- a/core/deck.cpp
+++ b/core/deck.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void TempQueue :: del(struct track *track)
 
 void TempQueue :: del(unsigned int id)
 {
-	queue :: del(id);
+	queue_remove(this, id);
 	deck :: write();
 }
 
diff --git a/core/playlist.cpp b/core/playlist.cpp
index efb9e223..0ccad289 100644
--- a/core/playlist.cpp
+++ b/core/playlist.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public:
 	void clear()
 	{
 		while (queue_size(this) > 0)
-			del((unsigned)0);
+			queue_remove(this, (unsigned)0);
 	}
 
 	void fill(index_entry *ent)
diff --git a/core/queue.cpp b/core/queue.cpp
index 23e67605..39bc59bd 100644
--- a/core/queue.cpp
+++ b/core/queue.cpp
@@ -131,21 +131,21 @@ unsigned int queue_add(struct queue *queue, struct track *track)
 	return pos;
 }
 
-void queue :: del(unsigned int index)
+void queue_remove(struct queue *queue, unsigned int index)
 {
-	q_length -= q_tracks[index]->tr_length;
-	q_tracks.erase(q_tracks.begin() + index);
-	q_notify->on_track_removed(index);
+	queue->q_length -= queue->q_tracks[index]->tr_length;
+	queue->q_tracks.erase(queue->q_tracks.begin() + index);
+	queue->q_notify->on_track_removed(index);
 
-	if (q_cur == index)
-		q_cur--;
+	if (queue->q_cur == index)
+		queue->q_cur--;
 }
 
 void queue :: del(struct track *track)
 {
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < q_tracks.size(); i++) {
 		while ((i < q_tracks.size()) && (q_tracks[i] == track))
-			del(i);
+			queue_remove(this, i);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void queue_selected(struct queue *queue, unsigned int index)
 {
 	queue->q_cur = index;
 	if (queue_has_flag(queue, Q_REPEAT) == false)
-		queue->del(index);
+		queue_remove(queue, index);
 }
 
 struct track *queue_next(struct queue *queue)
diff --git a/gui/queue.cpp b/gui/queue.cpp
index 65e62d19..adbb18bf 100644
--- a/gui/queue.cpp
+++ b/gui/queue.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool QueueTab :: on_key_press_event(const std::string &key)
 	}
 
 	for (unsigned int i = ids.size(); i > 0; i--)
-		tab_pq->del(ids[i-1]);
+		queue_remove(tab_pq, ids[i-1]);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/core/queue.h b/include/core/queue.h
index 0a3ae804..6a4f6c2d 100644
--- a/include/core/queue.h
+++ b/include/core/queue.h
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@ struct queue {
 	void read(file &);
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Remove a track based on its queue index.
-	 *
-	 * @param  index  Track index to remove from the queue.
-	 */
-	virtual void del(unsigned int);
-
 	/**
 	 * Remove all instances of a track from the queue.
 	 *
@@ -158,6 +151,9 @@ static inline struct track *queue_at(struct queue *queue, unsigned int index)
 /* Called to add a track to the queue. */
 unsigned int queue_add(struct queue *, struct track *);
 
+/* Called to remove a track from the queue by index. */
+void queue_remove(struct queue *, unsigned int);
+
 /* Called to tell the queue that a track has been updated. */
 void queue_updated(struct queue *, struct track *);
 
diff --git a/tests/core/queue.cpp b/tests/core/queue.cpp
index ca2fdac4..be0c9153 100644
--- a/tests/core/queue.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/queue.cpp
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ static void test_stress(unsigned int N)
 	test_equal(q.q_length,     ex_length);
 	test_equal(queue_size(&q), ex_size);
 
-	/* Queue :: del(unsigned int) */
+	/* queue_remove() */
 	track = track_get(1);
 	ex_length -= track->tr_length * (N / 13);
 	ex_size   -= (N / 13);
 	for (i = 0; i < ex_size; i += 11) {
 		test_loop_equal(queue_at(&q, i), track, i);
-		q.del(i);
+		queue_remove(&q, i);
 	} test_loop_passed();
 	test_equal(q.q_length,     ex_length);
 	test_equal(queue_size(&q), ex_size);