diff --git a/src/ai/trolly/build.cpp b/src/ai/trolly/build.cpp
index 6d5e9a32f0..472956bf65 100644
--- a/src/ai/trolly/build.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/trolly/build.cpp
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ CommandCost AiNew_Build_RoutePart(Player *p, Ai_PathFinderInfo *PathFinderInfo,
 
 		// Build normal road
 		// Keep it doing till we go an other way
-		// EnsureNoVehicle makes sure we don't build on a tile where a vehicle is. This way
+		// EnsureNoVehicleOnGround makes sure we don't build on a tile where a vehicle is. This way
 		//  it will wait till the vehicle is gone..
-		if (route_extra[part-1] == 0 && route_extra[part] == 0 && (flag != DC_EXEC || EnsureNoVehicle(route[part]))) {
-			while (route_extra[part] == 0 && (flag != DC_EXEC || EnsureNoVehicle(route[part]))) {
+		if (route_extra[part-1] == 0 && route_extra[part] == 0 && (flag != DC_EXEC || EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(route[part]))) {
+			while (route_extra[part] == 0 && (flag != DC_EXEC || EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(route[part]))) {
 				// Get the current direction
 				dir = AiNew_GetRoadDirection(route[part-1], route[part], route[part+1]);
 				// Is it the same as the last one?
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ CommandCost AiNew_Build_RoutePart(Player *p, Ai_PathFinderInfo *PathFinderInfo,
 					// Build the tile
 					res = AI_DoCommand(route[part], dir, 0, flag | DC_NO_WATER, CMD_BUILD_ROAD);
 					// Currently, we ignore CMD_ERRORs!
-					if (CmdFailed(res) && flag == DC_EXEC && !IsTileType(route[part], MP_ROAD) && !EnsureNoVehicle(route[part])) {
+					if (CmdFailed(res) && flag == DC_EXEC && !IsTileType(route[part], MP_ROAD) && !EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(route[part])) {
 						// Problem.. let's just abort it all!
 						DEBUG(ai, 0, "[BuidPath] route building failed at tile 0x%X, aborting", route[part]);
 						p->ainew.state = AI_STATE_NOTHING;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ CommandCost AiNew_Build_RoutePart(Player *p, Ai_PathFinderInfo *PathFinderInfo,
 			part--;
 			// We want to return the last position, so we go back one
 		}
-		if (!EnsureNoVehicle(route[part]) && flag == DC_EXEC) part--;
+		if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(route[part]) && flag == DC_EXEC) part--;
 		PathFinderInfo->position = part;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/ai/trolly/trolly.cpp b/src/ai/trolly/trolly.cpp
index c2e4f577ef..2c30b682e9 100644
--- a/src/ai/trolly/trolly.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/trolly/trolly.cpp
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static void AiNew_State_BuildDepot(Player *p)
 	}
 
 	// There is a bus on the tile we want to build road on... idle till he is gone! (BAD PERSON! :p)
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(p->ainew.depot_tile + TileOffsByDiagDir(p->ainew.depot_direction)))
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(p->ainew.depot_tile + TileOffsByDiagDir(p->ainew.depot_direction)))
 		return;
 
 	res = AiNew_Build_Depot(p, p->ainew.depot_tile, p->ainew.depot_direction, DC_EXEC);
diff --git a/src/disaster_cmd.cpp b/src/disaster_cmd.cpp
index 7034a16e01..c596be9b19 100644
--- a/src/disaster_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/disaster_cmd.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ enum DisasterSubType {
 
 static void DisasterClearSquare(TileIndex tile)
 {
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return;
 
 	switch (GetTileType(tile)) {
 		case MP_RAILWAY:
diff --git a/src/functions.h b/src/functions.h
index f6df7a9885..4ba233d4d1 100644
--- a/src/functions.h
+++ b/src/functions.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ bool ScrollWindowTo(int x, int y, Window *w, bool instant = false);
 
 bool ScrollMainWindowToTile(TileIndex tile, bool instant = false);
 bool ScrollMainWindowTo(int x, int y, bool instant = false);
-bool EnsureNoVehicle(TileIndex tile);
 bool EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(TileIndex tile);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/industry_cmd.cpp b/src/industry_cmd.cpp
index 80d8ccc3d2..f894a63493 100644
--- a/src/industry_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/industry_cmd.cpp
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static bool CheckIfIndustryTilesAreFree(TileIndex tile, const IndustryTileTable
 				return false;
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (!EnsureNoVehicle(cur_tile)) return false;
+			if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(cur_tile)) return false;
 			if (MayHaveBridgeAbove(cur_tile) && IsBridgeAbove(cur_tile)) return false;
 
 			const IndustryTileSpec *its = GetIndustryTileSpec(gfx);
diff --git a/src/road_cmd.cpp b/src/road_cmd.cpp
index c057dfa37b..6d36699255 100644
--- a/src/road_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/road_cmd.cpp
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveRoadDepot(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags)
 	if (!CheckTileOwnership(tile) && _current_player != OWNER_WATER)
 		return CMD_ERROR;
 
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		DoClearSquare(tile);
diff --git a/src/station_cmd.cpp b/src/station_cmd.cpp
index 5e83674b46..a1284248c3 100644
--- a/src/station_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/station_cmd.cpp
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ CommandCost CmdRemoveFromRailroadStation(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags, uint32 p1
 
 		/* Check ownership of station */
 		Station *st = GetStationByTile(tile2);
-		if (_current_player != OWNER_WATER && (!CheckOwnership(st->owner) || !EnsureNoVehicle(tile2))) {
+		if (_current_player != OWNER_WATER && (!CheckOwnership(st->owner) || !EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile2))) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveRailroadStation(Station *st, TileIndex tile, uint32 fla
 		do {
 			// for nonuniform stations, only remove tiles that are actually train station tiles
 			if (st->TileBelongsToRailStation(tile)) {
-				if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile))
+				if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile))
 					return CMD_ERROR;
 				cost.AddCost(_price.remove_rail_station);
 				if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveRoadStop(Station *st, uint32 flags, TileIndex tile)
 
 	assert(cur_stop != NULL);
 
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		if (*primary_stop == cur_stop) {
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveBuoy(Station *st, uint32 flags)
 	TileIndex tile = st->dock_tile;
 
 	if (CheckShipsOnBuoy(st))   return_cmd_error(STR_BUOY_IS_IN_USE);
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		st->dock_tile = 0;
@@ -1980,8 +1980,8 @@ static CommandCost RemoveDock(Station *st, uint32 flags)
 	TileIndex tile1 = st->dock_tile;
 	TileIndex tile2 = tile1 + TileOffsByDiagDir(GetDockDirection(tile1));
 
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile1)) return CMD_ERROR;
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile2)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile1)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile2)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		DoClearSquare(tile1);
diff --git a/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp b/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
index 334898a7c3..7eb6ec8d66 100644
--- a/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/tunnelbridge_cmd.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ CommandCost CmdBuildBridge(TileIndex end_tile, uint32 flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p
 
 		switch (GetTileType(tile)) {
 			case MP_WATER:
-				if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return_cmd_error(STR_980E_SHIP_IN_THE_WAY);
+				if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return_cmd_error(STR_980E_SHIP_IN_THE_WAY);
 				if (!IsWater(tile) && !IsCoast(tile)) goto not_valid_below;
 				break;
 
diff --git a/src/vehicle.cpp b/src/vehicle.cpp
index 56ce50b5d6..21c8996f18 100644
--- a/src/vehicle.cpp
+++ b/src/vehicle.cpp
@@ -117,20 +117,6 @@ StringID VehicleInTheWayErrMsg(const Vehicle* v)
 	}
 }
 
-static void *EnsureNoVehicleProc(Vehicle *v, void *data)
-{
-	if (v->tile != *(const TileIndex*)data || v->type == VEH_DISASTER || (v->type == VEH_AIRCRAFT && v->subtype == AIR_SHADOW))
-		return NULL;
-
-	_error_message = VehicleInTheWayErrMsg(v);
-	return v;
-}
-
-bool EnsureNoVehicle(TileIndex tile)
-{
-	return VehicleFromPos(tile, &tile, EnsureNoVehicleProc) == NULL;
-}
-
 static void *EnsureNoVehicleProcZ(Vehicle *v, void *data)
 {
 	const TileInfo *ti = (const TileInfo*)data;
diff --git a/src/water_cmd.cpp b/src/water_cmd.cpp
index d58003fabf..edaf1660a4 100644
--- a/src/water_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/water_cmd.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ static CommandCost RemoveShipDepot(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags)
 
 	if (!IsShipDepot(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 	if (!CheckTileOwnership(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	tile2 = GetOtherShipDepotTile(tile);
 
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile2)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile2)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		/* Kill the depot, which is registered at the northernmost tile. Use that one */
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static CommandCost RemoveShiplift(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags)
 	if (!CheckTileOwnership(tile) && GetTileOwner(tile) != OWNER_NONE) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	/* make sure no vehicle is on the tile. */
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile) || !EnsureNoVehicle(tile + delta) || !EnsureNoVehicle(tile - delta))
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile) || !EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile + delta) || !EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile - delta))
 		return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static CommandCost ClearTile_Water(TileIndex tile, byte flags)
 			}
 
 			/* Make sure no vehicle is on the tile */
-			if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+			if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 			if (GetTileOwner(tile) != OWNER_WATER && GetTileOwner(tile) != OWNER_NONE && !CheckTileOwnership(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static CommandCost ClearTile_Water(TileIndex tile, byte flags)
 			Slope slope = GetTileSlope(tile, NULL);
 
 			/* Make sure no vehicle is on the tile */
-			if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+			if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 			if (flags & DC_EXEC) DoClearSquare(tile);
 			if (slope == SLOPE_N || slope == SLOPE_E || slope == SLOPE_S || slope == SLOPE_W) {
diff --git a/src/waypoint.cpp b/src/waypoint.cpp
index 34e6a7d8b6..c4422f8d44 100644
--- a/src/waypoint.cpp
+++ b/src/waypoint.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ CommandCost CmdBuildTrainWaypoint(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags, uint32 p1, uint3
 	}
 
 	if (!CheckTileOwnership(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
-	if (!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
+	if (!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	tileh = GetTileSlope(tile, NULL);
 	if (tileh != SLOPE_FLAT &&
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ CommandCost RemoveTrainWaypoint(TileIndex tile, uint32 flags, bool justremove)
 	if (!IsTileType(tile, MP_RAILWAY) ||
 			!IsRailWaypoint(tile) ||
 			(!CheckTileOwnership(tile) && _current_player != OWNER_WATER) ||
-			!EnsureNoVehicle(tile)) {
+			!EnsureNoVehicleOnGround(tile)) {
 		return CMD_ERROR;
 	}