diff --git a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
index b39ee040..03647c8e 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
@@ -1324,10 +1324,21 @@ static int pfnIsCvarReadOnly( const char *name )
 	return FBitSet( cv->flags, FCVAR_READ_ONLY ) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+static int GAME_EXPORT pfnUtfProcessChar( int in )
+{
+	// compatibility export, deprecated, do not use
+
+	if( !cls.accept_utf8 ) // incoming character is not a UTF-8 sequence
+		return in;
+
+	// otherwise, decode it and convert to selected codepage
+	return Con_UtfProcessCharForce( in );
+}
+
 static ui_extendedfuncs_t gExtendedfuncs =
 {
 	pfnEnableTextInput,
-	Con_UtfProcessChar,
+	pfnUtfProcessChar,
 	Con_UtfMoveLeft,
 	Con_UtfMoveRight,
 	pfnGetRenderers,
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index 75c03d04..f4ad674b 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -1106,7 +1106,6 @@ void Con_DrawDebug( void );
 void Con_RunConsole( void );
 void Con_DrawConsole( void );
 void Con_DrawVersion( void );
-int Con_UtfProcessChar( int in );
 int Con_UtfProcessCharForce( int in );
 int Con_UtfMoveLeft( char *str, int pos );
 int Con_UtfMoveRight( char *str, int pos, int length );
diff --git a/engine/client/console.c b/engine/client/console.c
index c3a25684..519a8345 100644
--- a/engine/client/console.c
+++ b/engine/client/console.c
@@ -632,15 +632,6 @@ int Con_UtfProcessCharForce( int in )
 	return '?'; // not implemented yet
 }
 
-int GAME_EXPORT Con_UtfProcessChar( int in )
-{
-	if( !cls.accept_utf8 ) // incoming character is not a UTF-8 sequence
-		return in;
-
-	// otherwise, decode it and convert to selected codepage
-	return Con_UtfProcessCharForce( in );
-}
-
 /*
 =================
 Con_UtfMoveLeft