diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.c b/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 95605694..00000000
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#include <curses.h>
-#include "cursor.h"
-
-/** @file
- *
- * MuCurses cursor preserving functions
- *
- */
-
-/**
- * Restore cursor position from encoded backup variable
- *
- * @v *win	window on which to operate
- * @v *pos	pointer to struct in which original cursor position is stored
- */
-void _restore_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos ) {
-	win->curs_y = pos->y;
-	win->curs_x = pos->x;
-	win->scr->movetoyx ( win->scr, win->curs_y, win->curs_x );
-}
-
-/**
- * Store cursor position for later restoration
- *
- * @v *win	window on which to operate
- * @v *pos	pointer to struct in which to store cursor position
- */
-void _store_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos ) {
-	pos->y = win->curs_y;
-	pos->x = win->curs_x;
-}
diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.h b/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.h
index 72c6d038..af86519c 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.h
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/cursor.h
@@ -11,7 +11,25 @@ struct cursor_pos {
 	unsigned int y, x;
 };
 
-void _restore_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos );
-void _store_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos );
+/**
+ * Restore cursor position from encoded backup variable
+ *
+ * @v *win	window on which to operate
+ * @v *pos	pointer to struct in which original cursor position is stored
+ */
+static inline void _restore_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos ) {
+	wmove ( win, pos->y, pos->x );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Store cursor position for later restoration
+ *
+ * @v *win	window on which to operate
+ * @v *pos	pointer to struct in which to store cursor position
+ */
+static inline void _store_curs_pos ( WINDOW *win, struct cursor_pos *pos ) {
+	pos->y = win->curs_y;
+	pos->x = win->curs_x;
+}
 
 #endif /* CURSOR_H */