diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpSelectable.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpSelectable.cpp
index 9777a9fb54..0cd66a166c 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpSelectable.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpSelectable.cpp
@@ -505,13 +505,11 @@ void CCmpSelectable::UpdateTexturedLineOverlay(const SOverlayDescriptor* overlay
 	else
 	{
 		const float radius = (buildingOverlay ? fpSize0_fixed.ToFloat() : overlayDescriptor->m_Radius) + overlay.m_Thickness / 3.f;
-		float stepAngle;
-		unsigned numSteps;
-		SimRender::AngularStepFromChordLen(TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE / 3.f, radius, stepAngle, numSteps);
 
-		for (unsigned i = 0; i < numSteps; ++i)
+		u32 numSteps = ceilf(float(2 * M_PI) * radius / (TERRAIN_TILE_SIZE / 3.f));
+		for (u32 i = 0; i < numSteps; ++i)
 		{
-			float angle = i * stepAngle;
+			float angle = i * float(2 * M_PI) / numSteps;
 			float px = origin.X + radius * sinf(angle);
 			float pz = origin.Y + radius * cosf(angle);
 
diff --git a/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.cpp b/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.cpp
index d8e54f3d08..d32b44d1ce 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ CFixedVector2D Geometry::GetHalfBoundingBox(const CFixedVector2D& u, const CFixe
 	);
 }
 
-float Geometry::ChordToCentralAngle(const float chordLength, const float radius)
-{
-	return acosf(1.f - SQR(chordLength)/(2.f*SQR(radius))); // cfr. law of cosines
-}
-
 fixed Geometry::DistanceToSquare(const CFixedVector2D& point, const CFixedVector2D& u, const CFixedVector2D& v, const CFixedVector2D& halfSize, bool countInsideAsZero)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.h b/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.h
index 6256e4f86a..0eb62f6c96 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/helpers/Geometry.h
@@ -91,15 +91,6 @@ fixed DistanceToSquareSquared(const CFixedVector2D& point,
 CFixedVector2D NearestPointOnSquare(const CFixedVector2D& point,
 	const CFixedVector2D& u, const CFixedVector2D& v, const CFixedVector2D& halfSize);
 
-/**
- * Given a circle of radius @p radius, and a chord of length @p chordLength
- * on this circle, computes the central angle formed by
- * connecting the chord's endpoints to the center of the circle.
- *
- * @param radius Radius of the circle; must be strictly positive.
- */
-float ChordToCentralAngle(const float chordLength, const float radius);
-
 bool TestRaySquare(const CFixedVector2D& a, const CFixedVector2D& b, const CFixedVector2D& u, const CFixedVector2D& v, const CFixedVector2D& halfSize);
 
 bool TestRayAASquare(const CFixedVector2D& a, const CFixedVector2D& b, const CFixedVector2D& halfSize);
diff --git a/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.cpp b/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.cpp
index 060daf0929..583f2209a2 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.cpp
@@ -561,13 +561,6 @@ void SimRender::ConstructDashedLine(const std::vector<CVector2D>& keyPoints, SDa
 
 }
 
-void SimRender::AngularStepFromChordLen(const float maxChordLength, const float radius, float& out_stepAngle, unsigned& out_numSteps)
-{
-	float maxAngle = Geometry::ChordToCentralAngle(maxChordLength, radius);
-	out_numSteps = ceilf(float(2*M_PI)/maxAngle);
-	out_stepAngle = float(2*M_PI)/out_numSteps;
-}
-
 // TODO: this serves a similar purpose to SplitLine above, but is more general. Also, SplitLine seems to be implemented more
 // efficiently, might be nice to take some cues from it
 void SimRender::SubdividePoints(std::vector<CVector2D>& points, float maxSegmentLength, bool closed)
diff --git a/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.h b/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.h
index 8aac666f18..7e65caafe6 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/helpers/Render.h
@@ -179,20 +179,6 @@ void InterpolatePointsRNS(std::vector<CVector2D>& points, bool closed, float off
 void ConstructDashedLine(const std::vector<CVector2D>& linePoints, SDashedLine& dashedLineOut,
 		const float dashLength, const float blankLength);
 
-/**
- * Computes angular step parameters @p out_stepAngle and @p out_numSteps, given a @p maxChordLength on a circle of radius @p radius.
- * The resulting values satisfy @p out_numSteps * @p out_stepAngle = 2*PI.
- *
- * This function is used to find the angular step parameters when drawing a circle outline approximated by several connected chords;
- * it returns the step angle and number of steps such that the length of each resulting chord is less than or equal to @p maxChordLength.
- * By stating that each chord cannot be longer than a particular length, a certain level of visual smoothness of the resulting circle
- * outline can be guaranteed independently of the radius of the outline.
- *
- * @param radius Radius of the circle. Must be strictly positive.
- * @param maxChordLength Desired maximum length of individual chords. Must be strictly positive.
- */
-void AngularStepFromChordLen(const float maxChordLength, const float radius, float& out_stepAngle, unsigned& out_numSteps);
-
 /**
  * Subdivides a list of @p points into segments of maximum length @p maxSegmentLength that are of equal size between every two
  * control points. The resulting subdivided list of points is written back to @p points.