diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Ride.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Ride.cpp
index b7ae6e13e6..8894ef309c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Ride.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Ride.cpp
@@ -2664,7 +2664,8 @@ static rct_string_id window_ride_get_status_overall_view(rct_window* w, void* ar
     auto ride = get_ride(w->number);
     if (ride != nullptr)
     {
-        ride->FormatStatusTo(arguments);
+        auto ft = Formatter(static_cast<uint8_t*>(arguments));
+        ride->FormatStatusTo(ft);
         stringId = STR_BLACK_STRING;
         if ((ride->lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_BROKEN_DOWN) || (ride->lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_CRASHED))
         {
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideList.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideList.cpp
index ca9666f525..1e33658483 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideList.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideList.cpp
@@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ static void window_ride_list_scrollpaint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi,
         {
             case INFORMATION_TYPE_STATUS:
                 formatSecondaryEnabled = false;
-                ride->FormatStatusTo(gCommonFormatArgs);
+                ft.Rewind();
+                ride->FormatStatusTo(ft);
 
                 // Make test red and bold if broken down or crashed
                 if ((ride->lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_BROKEN_DOWN) || (ride->lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_CRASHED))
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
index dc25caca15..106386f193 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
@@ -782,13 +782,6 @@ int32_t ride_find_track_gap(const Ride* ride, CoordsXYE* input, CoordsXYE* outpu
 
 void Ride::FormatStatusTo(Formatter& ft) const
 {
-    ft.Increment(FormatStatusTo(ft.Buf()));
-}
-
-size_t Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
-{
-    Formatter ft(static_cast<uint8_t*>(argsV));
-
     if (lifecycle_flags & RIDE_LIFECYCLE_CRASHED)
     {
         ft.Add<rct_string_id>(STR_CRASHED);
@@ -849,7 +842,6 @@ size_t Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
     {
         ft.Add<rct_string_id>(STR_OPEN);
     }
-    return ft.NumBytes();
 }
 
 int32_t ride_get_total_length(const Ride* ride)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
index b352e3e8fa..dc82a5432e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ public:
     std::string GetName() const;
     void FormatNameTo(Formatter&) const;
     void FormatStatusTo(Formatter&) const;
-    size_t FormatStatusTo(void* args) const;
 
     static void UpdateAll();
     static bool NameExists(const std::string_view& name, ride_id_t excludeRideId = RIDE_ID_NULL);