diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 515f6f0ba..7b2e42bd5 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ static int lib_pAproxDistance(lua_State *L)
 	fixed_t dx = luaL_checkfixed(L, 1);
 	fixed_t dy = luaL_checkfixed(L, 2);
 	//HUDSAFE
-	lua_pushfixed(L, P_AproxDistance(dx, dy));
+	LUA_Deprecated(L, "P_AproxDistance", "FixedHypot");
+	lua_pushfixed(L, FixedHypot(dx, dy));
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.c b/src/p_maputl.c
index 90718a41c..83905a418 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.c
+++ b/src/p_maputl.c
@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@
 #include "p_slopes.h"
 #include "z_zone.h"
 
-//
-// P_AproxDistance
-// Gives an estimation of distance (not exact)
-//
-fixed_t P_AproxDistance(fixed_t dx, fixed_t dy)
-{
-	dx = abs(dx);
-	dy = abs(dy);
-	if (dx < dy)
-		return dx + dy - (dx>>1);
-	return dx + dy - (dy>>1);
-}
-
 //
 // P_ClosestPointOnLine
 // Finds the closest point on a given line to the supplied point
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.h b/src/p_maputl.h
index 08b606833..df90ab4b4 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.h
+++ b/src/p_maputl.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef boolean (*traverser_t)(intercept_t *in);
 boolean P_PathTraverse(fixed_t px1, fixed_t py1, fixed_t px2, fixed_t py2,
 	INT32 pflags, traverser_t ptrav);
 
-FUNCMATH fixed_t P_AproxDistance(fixed_t dx, fixed_t dy);
+#define P_AproxDistance(dx, dy) FixedHypot(dx, dy)
 void P_ClosestPointOnLine(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, line_t *line, vertex_t *result);
 void P_ClosestPointOnLine3D(const vector3_t *p, const vector3_t *line, vector3_t *result);
 INT32 P_PointOnLineSide(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, line_t *line);