diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.h b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.h
index ecca13be..15d48c30 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.h
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.h
@@ -289,4 +289,5 @@ string Sentences_GetSamples(string);
 string Sentences_ProcessSample(string);
 #else
 void NSMonster_AlertEnemyAlliance(vector pos, float radius, int alliance);
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+entity NSMonster_FindClosestPlayer(entity);
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.qc b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.qc
index d9535722..a03227fc 100644
--- a/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.qc
+++ b/src/gs-entbase/shared/NSMonster.qc
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ NSMonster::SeeThink(void)
 
 	/* a horse type monster always knows where the nearest player is */
 	if (m_iFlags & MSF_HORDE) {
-		m_eEnemy = Entity_FindClosest(this, "player");
+		m_eEnemy = NSMonster_FindClosestPlayer(this);
 
 		if (m_eEnemy)
 			NewRoute(m_eEnemy.origin);
@@ -1121,4 +1121,27 @@ NSMonster_AlertEnemyAlliance(vector pos, float radius, int alliance)
 
 	g_monsteralert_timer = time + 0.5f;
 }
+
+entity NSMonster_FindClosestPlayer(entity target) {
+	entity best = world;
+	float bestdist;
+	float dist;
+
+	bestdist = 9999999;
+
+	for (entity e = world; (e = find(e, classname, "player"));) {
+		/* hack: don't ever return dead players. they're invisible. */
+		if (e.health <= 0)
+			continue;
+
+		dist = vlen(target.origin - e.origin);
+
+		if (dist < bestdist) {
+			bestdist = dist;
+			best = e;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return best;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/shared/entities.h b/src/shared/entities.h
index c682d3aa..64cba686 100644
--- a/src/shared/entities.h
+++ b/src/shared/entities.h
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ entity Entity_FindClosest(entity target, string cname) {
 	bestdist = 9999999;
 
 	for (entity e = world; (e = find(e, classname, cname));) {
-		/* hack: don't ever return dead players. they're invisible. */
-		if (cname == "player" && e.health <= 0)
-			continue;
-
 		dist = vlen(target.origin - e.origin);
 
 		if (dist < bestdist) {