diff --git a/ui/preference_utils.c b/ui/preference_utils.c
index 3ce241dc9e..70684f5a55 100644
--- a/ui/preference_utils.c
+++ b/ui/preference_utils.c
@@ -154,13 +154,7 @@ prefs_store_ext_multiple(const char * module, GHashTable * pref_values)
 }
 
 gint
-column_prefs_add_custom(gint fmt, const gchar *title, const gchar *custom_fields, gint custom_occurrence)
-{
-    return column_prefs_add_custom_with_position(fmt, title, custom_fields, custom_occurrence, -1);
-}
-
-gint
-column_prefs_add_custom_with_position(gint fmt, const gchar *title, const gchar *custom_fields, gint custom_occurrence, gint position)
+column_prefs_add_custom(gint fmt, const gchar *title, const gchar *custom_fields, gint position)
 {
     GList *clp;
     fmt_data *cfmt, *last_cfmt;
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ column_prefs_add_custom_with_position(gint fmt, const gchar *title, const gchar
     cfmt->title = g_strdup(title);
     cfmt->fmt = fmt;
     cfmt->custom_fields = g_strdup(custom_fields);
-    cfmt->custom_occurrence = custom_occurrence;
+    cfmt->custom_occurrence = 0;
     cfmt->resolved = TRUE;
 
     colnr = g_list_length(prefs.col_list);
diff --git a/ui/preference_utils.h b/ui/preference_utils.h
index 791eb55b1b..0b9eb656b8 100644
--- a/ui/preference_utils.h
+++ b/ui/preference_utils.h
@@ -63,29 +63,13 @@ extern gboolean prefs_store_ext_multiple(const char * module, GHashTable * pref_
  * @param fmt column format
  * @param title column title
  * @param custom_field column custom field
- * @param custom_occurrence custom occurrence
+ * @param position the intended position of the insert
  *
  * @return The index of the inserted column
  */
 gint column_prefs_add_custom(gint fmt, const gchar *title,
                              const gchar *custom_field,
-                             gint custom_occurrence);
-
-/** Add a custom column at the given position
- *
- * @param fmt column format
- * @param title column title
- * @param custom_field column custom field
- * @param custom_occurrence custom occurrence
- * @param position the intended position of the insert
- *
- * @return The index of the inserted column
- */
-gint
-column_prefs_add_custom_with_position(gint fmt, const gchar *title,
-                                      const gchar *custom_fields,
-                                      gint custom_occurrence,
-                                      gint position);
+                             gint position);
 
 /** Remove a column.
  *
diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
index 909ce154e3..f82589624c 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
@@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ void MainWindow::insertColumn(QString name, QString abbrev, gint pos)
     gint colnr = 0;
     if ( name.length() > 0 && abbrev.length() > 0 )
     {
-        colnr = column_prefs_add_custom_with_position(COL_CUSTOM, name.toStdString().c_str(), abbrev.toStdString().c_str(), 0, pos);
+        colnr = column_prefs_add_custom(COL_CUSTOM, name.toStdString().c_str(), abbrev.toStdString().c_str(), pos);
         packet_list_->columnsChanged();
         packet_list_->resizeColumnToContents(colnr);
         prefs_main_write();