diff --git a/src/ai/ai.hpp b/src/ai/ai.hpp
--- a/src/ai/ai.hpp
+++ b/src/ai/ai.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define AI_HPP
 
 #include "../script/api/script_event_types.hpp"
-#include "../core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include "ai_scanner.hpp"
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/blitter/factory.hpp b/src/blitter/factory.hpp
--- a/src/blitter/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/blitter/factory.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "base.hpp"
 #include "../debug.h"
 #include "../string_func.h"
-#include "../core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include <map>
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ add_files(
     smallstack_type.hpp
     smallvec_type.hpp
     span_type.hpp
-    string_compare_type.hpp
     strong_typedef_type.hpp
 )
diff --git a/src/core/string_compare_type.hpp b/src/core/string_compare_type.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/core/string_compare_type.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of OpenTTD.
- * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
- * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/** @file string_compare_type.hpp Comparator class for "const char *" so it can be used as a key for std::map */
-
-#ifndef STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP
-#define STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP
-
-/** Comparator for strings. */
-struct StringCompare {
-	/**
-	 * Compare two strings.
-	 * @param a The first string.
-	 * @param b The second string.
-	 * @return True is the first string is deemed "lower" than the second string.
-	 */
-	bool operator () (const char *a, const char *b) const
-	{
-		return strcmp(a, b) < 0;
-	}
-};
-
-#endif /* STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP */
diff --git a/src/driver.h b/src/driver.h
--- a/src/driver.h
+++ b/src/driver.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define DRIVER_H
 
 #include "core/enum_type.hpp"
-#include "core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include "string_type.h"
 #include <map>
 
diff --git a/src/game/game.hpp b/src/game/game.hpp
--- a/src/game/game.hpp
+++ b/src/game/game.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef GAME_HPP
 #define GAME_HPP
 
-#include "../core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include "game_scanner.hpp"
 
 #include "../script/api/script_event_types.hpp"
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp b/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
--- a/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_controller.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define SCRIPT_CONTROLLER_HPP
 
 #include "script_types.hpp"
-#include "../../core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include <map>
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/script/script_config.hpp b/src/script/script_config.hpp
--- a/src/script/script_config.hpp
+++ b/src/script/script_config.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <list>
 #include "../core/smallmap_type.hpp"
-#include "../core/string_compare_type.hpp"
 #include "../company_type.h"
 #include "../textfile_gui.h"
 #include "script_instance.hpp"