diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_view3d.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_view3d.h
index 60ade1ee9bb..acc53861e95 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_view3d.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_view3d.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ eV3DProjStatus ED_view3d_project_float_ex(struct ARegion *ar, float perspmat[4][
 eV3DProjStatus ED_view3d_project_float_global(struct ARegion *ar, const float co[3], float r_co[2], eV3DProjTest flag);
 eV3DProjStatus ED_view3d_project_float_object(struct ARegion *ar, const float co[3], float r_co[2], eV3DProjTest flag);
 
-void ED_view3d_project_float_noclip(struct ARegion *ar, const float co[3], float r_co[2]);
 void ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(const struct ARegion *a, const float co[3], float r_co[2], float mat[4][4]);
 void ED_view3d_project_float_v3_m4(struct ARegion *a, const float co[3], float r_co[3], float mat[4][4]);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
index 4d4cc1e2ed1..abc8cb6b327 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_select.c
@@ -1050,21 +1050,27 @@ static void mouse_mesh_loop(bContext *C, int mval[2], short extend, short ring)
 		/* sets as active, useful for other tools */
 		if (select) {
 			if (em->selectmode & SCE_SELECT_VERTEX) {
-				/* Find nearest vert from mouse. */
+				/* Find nearest vert from mouse
+				 * (initialize to large values incase only one vertex can be projected) */
 				float v1_co[2], v2_co[2];
+				float length_1 = FLT_MAX;
+				float length_2 = FLT_MAX;
 
 				/* We can't be sure this has already been set... */
 				ED_view3d_init_mats_rv3d(vc.obedit, vc.rv3d);
-				ED_view3d_project_float_noclip(vc.ar, eed->v1->co, v1_co);
-				ED_view3d_project_float_noclip(vc.ar, eed->v2->co, v2_co);
+
+				if (ED_view3d_project_float_object(vc.ar, eed->v1->co, v1_co, V3D_PROJ_TEST_NOP) == V3D_PROJ_RET_SUCCESS) {
+					length_1 = len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v1_co);
+				}
+
+				if (ED_view3d_project_float_object(vc.ar, eed->v2->co, v2_co, V3D_PROJ_TEST_NOP) == V3D_PROJ_RET_SUCCESS) {
+					length_2 = len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v2_co);
+				}
 #if 0
 				printf("mouse to v1: %f\nmouse to v2: %f\n", len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v1_co),
 				       len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v2_co));
 #endif
-				if (len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v1_co) < len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, v2_co))
-					BM_select_history_store(em->bm, eed->v1);
-				else
-					BM_select_history_store(em->bm, eed->v2);
+				BM_select_history_store(em->bm, (length_1 < length_2) ? eed->v1 : eed->v2);
 			}
 			else if (em->selectmode & SCE_SELECT_EDGE) {
 				BM_select_history_store(em->bm, eed);
@@ -1084,12 +1090,13 @@ static void mouse_mesh_loop(bContext *C, int mval[2], short extend, short ring)
 						float co[2], tdist;
 
 						BM_face_calc_center_mean(f, cent);
-						ED_view3d_project_float_noclip(vc.ar, cent, co);
-						tdist = len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, co);
-						if (tdist < best_dist) {
-/*							printf("Best face: %p (%f)\n", f, tdist);*/
-							best_dist = tdist;
-							efa = f;
+						if (ED_view3d_project_float_object(vc.ar, cent, co, V3D_PROJ_TEST_NOP) == V3D_PROJ_RET_SUCCESS) {
+							tdist = len_squared_v2v2(mvalf, co);
+							if (tdist < best_dist) {
+/*								printf("Best face: %p (%f)\n", f, tdist);*/
+								best_dist = tdist;
+								efa = f;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_view.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_view.c
index 0e4f64d2e53..f138a95b0ef 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_view.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_view.c
@@ -1047,26 +1047,6 @@ eV3DProjStatus ED_view3d_project_float_object(ARegion *ar, const float co[3], fl
 	return ED_view3d_project_float_ex(ar, rv3d->persmatob, TRUE, co, r_co, flag);
 }
 
-void ED_view3d_project_float_noclip(ARegion *ar, const float co[3], float r_co[2])
-{
-	RegionView3D *rv3d = ar->regiondata;
-	float vec4[4];
-	
-	copy_v3_v3(vec4, co);
-	vec4[3] = 1.0;
-	
-	mul_m4_v4(rv3d->persmat, vec4);
-	
-	if (fabs(vec4[3]) > BL_NEAR_CLIP) {
-		r_co[0] = (float)(ar->winx / 2.0f) + (ar->winx / 2.0f) * vec4[0] / vec4[3];
-		r_co[1] = (float)(ar->winy / 2.0f) + (ar->winy / 2.0f) * vec4[1] / vec4[3];
-	}
-	else {
-		r_co[0] = ar->winx / 2.0f;
-		r_co[1] = ar->winy / 2.0f;
-	}
-}
-
 /* copies logic of get_view3d_viewplane(), keep in sync */
 int ED_view3d_clip_range_get(View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, float *clipsta, float *clipend)
 {