diff --git a/include/process.h b/include/process.h
index 7454fae4583..f24e8d79048 100644
--- a/include/process.h
+++ b/include/process.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ extern BOOL32 PROCESS_Init( void );
 extern PDB32 *PROCESS_Current(void);
 extern BOOL32 PROCESS_IsCurrent( HANDLE32 handle );
 extern PDB32 *PROCESS_Initial(void);
-extern PDB32 *PROCESS_GetPtr( HANDLE32 handle, DWORD access, int *server_handle );
 extern PDB32 *PROCESS_IdToPDB( DWORD id );
 extern PDB32 *PROCESS_Create( struct _NE_MODULE *pModule, LPCSTR cmd_line,
                               LPCSTR env, HINSTANCE16 hInstance,
diff --git a/scheduler/handle.c b/scheduler/handle.c
index 7e58820958f..d8289843bd1 100644
--- a/scheduler/handle.c
+++ b/scheduler/handle.c
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ BOOL32 WINAPI DuplicateHandle( HANDLE32 source_process, HANDLE32 source,
 
     SYSTEM_LOCK();
 
-    if (!(src_pdb = PROCESS_GetPtr( source_process, PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, &src_process )))
+    if (!(src_pdb = (PDB32 *)HANDLE_GetObjPtr( PROCESS_Current(), source_process,
+                                    K32OBJ_PROCESS, PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, &src_process )))
         goto done;
     if (!(obj = HANDLE_GetObjPtr( src_pdb, source, K32OBJ_UNKNOWN, 0, &src_handle )))
         goto done;
@@ -388,7 +389,8 @@ BOOL32 WINAPI DuplicateHandle( HANDLE32 source_process, HANDLE32 source,
 
     /* And duplicate the handle in the dest process */
 
-    if (!(dst_pdb = PROCESS_GetPtr( dest_process, PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, &dst_process )))
+    if (!(dst_pdb = (PDB32 *)HANDLE_GetObjPtr( PROCESS_Current(), dest_process,
+                                    K32OBJ_PROCESS, PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, &dst_process )))
         goto done;
 
     if ((src_process != -1) && (src_handle != -1) && (dst_process != -1))
diff --git a/scheduler/process.c b/scheduler/process.c
index 41736ddecd9..10ddce3ce0f 100644
--- a/scheduler/process.c
+++ b/scheduler/process.c
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@ PDB32 *PROCESS_Initial(void)
     return PROCESS_IdToPDB( PROCESS_InitialProcessID );
 }
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *           PROCESS_GetPtr
- *
- * Get a process from a handle, incrementing the PDB refcount.
- */
-PDB32 *PROCESS_GetPtr( HANDLE32 handle, DWORD access, int *server_handle )
-{
-    return (PDB32 *)HANDLE_GetObjPtr( PROCESS_Current(), handle,
-                                     K32OBJ_PROCESS, access, server_handle );
-}
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           PROCESS_QueryInfo
  *