diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -277,14 +277,6 @@ char *GetString(char *buffr, StringID st
 }
 
 
-char *InlineString(char *buf, StringID string)
-{
-	buf += Utf8Encode(buf, SCC_STRING_ID);
-	buf += Utf8Encode(buf, string);
-	return buf;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * This function is used to "bind" a C string to a OpenTTD dparam slot.
  * @param n slot of the string
@@ -1017,11 +1009,6 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 				buff = strecpy(buff, _openttd_revision, last);
 				break;
 
-			case SCC_STRING_ID: // {STRINL}
-				if (game_script) break;
-				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, Utf8Consume(&str), args, last);
-				break;
-
 			case SCC_RAW_STRING_POINTER: { // {RAW_STRING}
 				if (game_script) break;
 				const char *str = (const char *)(size_t)args->GetInt64(SCC_RAW_STRING_POINTER);