diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b6418523..c495de5c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	* src/prompt.c (do_prompt): Remove a superfluous free.
 	* src/prompt.c (update_the_bar): Bundle some statements.
 	* src/prompt.c (need_statusbar_update): Elide this function.
+	* src/prompt.c (total_statusbar_refresh): Elide this function too.
 
 2016-01-22  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/utils.c (get_homedir): Don't use $HOME when we're root, because
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index d4a07a5a..a49bb5b8 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@ int do_statusbar_input(bool *ran_func, bool *finished,
 	if (have_shortcut) {
 	    if (s->scfunc == do_tab || s->scfunc == do_enter)
 		;
-	    else if (s->scfunc == total_refresh)
-		total_statusbar_refresh(refresh_func);
-	    else if (s->scfunc == do_cut_text_void) {
+	    else if (s->scfunc == total_refresh) {
+		total_redraw();
+		refresh_func();
+	    } else if (s->scfunc == do_cut_text_void) {
 		/* If we're using restricted mode, the filename
 		 * isn't blank, and we're at the "Write File"
 		 * prompt, disable Cut. */
@@ -659,14 +660,6 @@ void update_the_bar(void)
 	update_statusbar_line(answer, statusbar_x);
 }
 
-/* Unconditionally redraw the entire screen, and then refresh it using
- * refresh_func(). */
-void total_statusbar_refresh(void (*refresh_func)(void))
-{
-    total_redraw();
-    refresh_func();
-}
-
 /* Get a string of input at the statusbar prompt.  This should only be
  * called from do_prompt(). */
 functionptrtype get_prompt_string(int *actual, bool allow_tabs,