diff --git a/engines/simon/items.cpp b/engines/simon/items.cpp
index c3d668a3bbd..884adb26430 100644
--- a/engines/simon/items.cpp
+++ b/engines/simon/items.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,9 @@ void SimonEngine::o1_stopAnimate() {
 
 void SimonEngine::o1_killAnimate() {
 	// 100: vga reset
-	o_vga_reset();
+	_lockWord |= 0x8000;
+	vc27_resetSprite();
+	_lockWord &= ~0x8000;
 }
 
 void SimonEngine::o1_defWindow() {
diff --git a/engines/simon/simon.cpp b/engines/simon/simon.cpp
index 3c275a8fb06..54c8c46988e 100644
--- a/engines/simon/simon.cpp
+++ b/engines/simon/simon.cpp
@@ -2863,12 +2863,6 @@ void SimonEngine::timer_callback() {
 	}
 }
 
-void SimonEngine::o_vga_reset() {
-	_lockWord |= 0x8000;
-	vc27_resetSprite();
-	_lockWord &= ~0x8000;
-}
-
 bool SimonEngine::itemIsSiblingOf(uint16 a) {
 	Item *item;
 
diff --git a/engines/simon/simon.h b/engines/simon/simon.h
index 74c73c873e7..3cb8bc89c65 100644
--- a/engines/simon/simon.h
+++ b/engines/simon/simon.h
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ protected:
 	void o_kill_sprite_simon1(uint a);
 	void o_kill_sprite_simon2(uint a, uint b);
 
-	void o_vga_reset();
 	void changeWindow(uint a);
 	void o_unk_103();
 	void closeWindow(uint a);