diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string.h
index 69702f72026..408809661cf 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string.h
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)))
 #endif
 ;
 
-	/**
-	 * Compare two strings
-	 * 
-	 * @retval True if the strings are equal, false otherwise.
-	 */
-int BLI_streq(const char *a, const char *b);
-
 	/**
 	 * Compare two strings without regard to case.
 	 * 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string.c
index 11de8a3d45c..8e0314ec17f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string.c
@@ -212,11 +212,6 @@ char *BLI_replacestr(char *str, const char *oldText, const char *newText)
 	}
 } 
 
-int BLI_streq(const char *a, const char *b) 
-{
-	return (strcmp(a, b)==0);
-}
-
 int BLI_strcaseeq(const char *a, const char *b) 
 {
 	return (BLI_strcasecmp(a, b)==0);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 03cd6e188c4..5f984a9268d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ int BLO_is_a_library(const char *path, char *dir, char *group)
 
 		/* now we know that we are in a blend file and it is safe to 
 		   assume that gp actually points to a group */
-		if (BLI_streq("Screen", gp)==0)
+		if (strcmp("Screen", gp)!=0)
 			BLI_strncpy(group, gp, GROUP_MAX);
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -12902,7 +12902,7 @@ static void append_id_part(FileData *fd, Main *mainvar, ID *id, ID **id_r)
 	for (bhead= blo_firstbhead(fd); bhead; bhead= blo_nextbhead(fd, bhead)) {
 		if (bhead->code == GS(id->name)) {
 
-			if (BLI_streq(id->name, bhead_id_name(fd, bhead))) {
+			if (strcmp(id->name, bhead_id_name(fd, bhead))==0) {
 				id->flag &= ~LIB_READ;
 				id->flag |= LIB_TEST;
 //				printf("read lib block %s\n", id->name);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature_sketch.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature_sketch.c
index ccb9a45af37..97f85b92b32 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature_sketch.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature_sketch.c
@@ -374,16 +374,16 @@ static void sk_autoname(bContext *C, ReebArc *arc)
 			int valid = 0;
 			int caps = 0;
 
-			if (BLI_streq(side, ""))
+			if (side[0] == '\0')
 			{
 				valid = 1;
 			}
-			else if (BLI_streq(side, "R") || BLI_streq(side, "L"))
+			else if (strcmp(side, "R")==0 || strcmp(side, "L")==0)
 			{
 				valid = 1;
 				caps = 1;
 			}
-			else if (BLI_streq(side, "r") || BLI_streq(side, "l"))
+			else if (strcmp(side, "r")==0 || strcmp(side, "l")==0)
 			{
 				valid = 1;
 				caps = 0;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
index e70b793cfb0..da479fe7ca3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface.c
@@ -1848,29 +1848,24 @@ void uiFreeInactiveBlocks(const bContext *C, ListBase *lb)
 
 void uiBlockSetRegion(uiBlock *block, ARegion *region)
 {
-	ListBase *lb;
+	ListBase *lb= &region->uiblocks;
 	uiBlock *oldblock= NULL;
 
-	lb= &region->uiblocks;
-	
 	/* each listbase only has one block with this name, free block
 	 * if is already there so it can be rebuilt from scratch */
 	if(lb) {
-		for (oldblock= lb->first; oldblock; oldblock= oldblock->next)
-			if (BLI_streq(oldblock->name, block->name))
-				break;
+		oldblock= BLI_findstring(lb, block->name, offsetof(uiBlock, name));
 
 		if (oldblock) {
 			oldblock->active= 0;
 			oldblock->panel= NULL;
 		}
+
+		/* at the beginning of the list! for dynamical menus/blocks */
+		BLI_addhead(lb, block);
 	}
 
 	block->oldblock= oldblock;
-
-	/* at the beginning of the list! for dynamical menus/blocks */
-	if(lb)
-		BLI_addhead(lb, block);
 }
 
 uiBlock *uiBeginBlock(const bContext *C, ARegion *region, const char *name, short dt)