diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
index 98acf3eadf..91f3adce5d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ static char* tcsepbrk( const char* psz, const char* chset, int escape )
 	return pch;
 }
 
+static bool XIsEmptyString( const CString &s )
+{
+	return s.find_first_not_of( "\r\n\t " ) == s.npos;
+}
+
 // Desc   : put string of (psz~end) on ps string
 static void SetString( char* psz, char* end, CString* ps, bool trim = false, int escape = 0 )
 {
@@ -987,12 +992,3 @@ bool XNode::SaveToFile( const CString &sFile, DISP_OPT *opt ) const
 
 	return SaveToFile( f, opt );
 }
-
-bool XIsEmptyString( const char* str )
-{
-	CString s(str);
-	TrimLeft( s );
-	TrimRight( s );
-
-	return ( s.empty() || s == "" );
-}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
index b660f144d2..00e85f6ebb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
@@ -235,6 +235,4 @@ inline long XStr2Int( const char* str, long default_value = 0 )
 	return str ? atol(str) : default_value;
 }
 
-bool XIsEmptyString( const char* str );
-
 #endif