diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
index 344ae322e9..9b465d7ffb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ bool CSMWorld::ScriptContext::isId (const std::string& name) const
     return std::binary_search (mIds.begin(), mIds.end(), Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (name));
 }
 
-bool CSMWorld::ScriptContext::isJournalId (const std::string& name) const
-{
-    return mData.getJournals().searchId (name)!=-1;
-}
-
 void CSMWorld::ScriptContext::invalidateIds()
 {
     mIdsUpdated = false;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
index 8e1a5e57b8..cb08fc70bd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             bool isId (const std::string& name) const override;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
 
-            bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const override;
-            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
-
             void invalidateIds();
 
             void clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
index 4a7038e1cb..983365e06a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
@@ -86,14 +86,4 @@ namespace MWScript
             store.get<ESM::Weapon>().search (name) ||
             store.get<ESM::Script>().search (name);
     }
-
-    bool CompilerContext::isJournalId (const std::string& name) const
-    {
-        const MWWorld::ESMStore &store =
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
-
-        const ESM::Dialogue *topic = store.get<ESM::Dialogue>().search (name);
-
-        return topic && topic->mType==ESM::Dialogue::Journal;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
index 00b10ea06d..d800781fd8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ namespace MWScript
 
             bool isId (const std::string& name) const override;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
-
-            bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const override;
-            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/components/compiler/context.hpp b/components/compiler/context.hpp
index 399e8125bb..d3caba7c53 100644
--- a/components/compiler/context.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/context.hpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ namespace Compiler
 
             virtual bool isId (const std::string& name) const = 0;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
-
-            virtual bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const = 0;
-            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
     };
 }