diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/font.c b/dlls/gdi32/font.c
index 6905d21751b..4d6f11d5080 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/font.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/font.c
@@ -6937,59 +6937,6 @@ DWORD WINAPI GetGlyphIndicesW(HDC hdc, LPCWSTR lpstr, INT count,
     return ret;
 }
 
-/*************************************************************************
- * GetCharacterPlacementA [GDI32.@]
- *
- * See GetCharacterPlacementW.
- *
- * NOTES:
- *  the web browser control of ie4 calls this with dwFlags=0
- */
-DWORD WINAPI
-GetCharacterPlacementA(HDC hdc, LPCSTR lpString, INT uCount,
-			 INT nMaxExtent, GCP_RESULTSA *lpResults,
-			 DWORD dwFlags)
-{
-    WCHAR *lpStringW;
-    INT uCountW;
-    GCP_RESULTSW resultsW;
-    DWORD ret;
-    UINT font_cp;
-
-    TRACE("%s, %d, %d, 0x%08x\n",
-          debugstr_an(lpString, uCount), uCount, nMaxExtent, dwFlags);
-
-    lpStringW = FONT_mbtowc(hdc, lpString, uCount, &uCountW, &font_cp);
-
-    if (!lpResults)
-    {
-        ret = GetCharacterPlacementW(hdc, lpStringW, uCountW, nMaxExtent, NULL, dwFlags);
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, lpStringW);
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    /* both structs are equal in size */
-    memcpy(&resultsW, lpResults, sizeof(resultsW));
-
-    if(lpResults->lpOutString)
-        resultsW.lpOutString = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(WCHAR)*uCountW);
-
-    ret = GetCharacterPlacementW(hdc, lpStringW, uCountW, nMaxExtent, &resultsW, dwFlags);
-
-    lpResults->nGlyphs = resultsW.nGlyphs;
-    lpResults->nMaxFit = resultsW.nMaxFit;
-
-    if(lpResults->lpOutString) {
-        WideCharToMultiByte(font_cp, 0, resultsW.lpOutString, uCountW,
-                            lpResults->lpOutString, uCount, NULL, NULL );
-    }
-
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, lpStringW);
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, resultsW.lpOutString);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /*************************************************************************
  *      GetCharABCWidthsFloatA [GDI32.@]
  *
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/text.c b/dlls/gdi32/text.c
index 66a51e89817..82bf709fe19 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/text.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/text.c
@@ -1009,3 +1009,46 @@ DWORD WINAPI GetCharacterPlacementW( HDC hdc, const WCHAR *str, INT count, INT m
     HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, kern );
     return ret;
 }
+
+/*************************************************************************
+ *           GetCharacterPlacementA    (GDI32.@)
+ */
+DWORD WINAPI GetCharacterPlacementA( HDC hdc, const char *str, INT count, INT max_extent,
+                                     GCP_RESULTSA *result, DWORD flags )
+{
+    GCP_RESULTSW resultsW;
+    WCHAR *strW;
+    INT countW;
+    DWORD ret;
+    UINT font_cp;
+
+    TRACE( "%s, %d, %d, 0x%08x\n", debugstr_an(str, count), count, max_extent, flags );
+
+    strW = text_mbtowc( hdc, str, count, &countW, &font_cp );
+
+    if (!result)
+    {
+        ret = GetCharacterPlacementW( hdc, strW, countW, max_extent, NULL, flags );
+        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, strW );
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /* both structs are equal in size */
+    memcpy( &resultsW, result, sizeof(resultsW) );
+
+    if (result->lpOutString)
+        resultsW.lpOutString = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(WCHAR) * countW );
+
+    ret = GetCharacterPlacementW( hdc, strW, countW, max_extent, &resultsW, flags );
+
+    result->nGlyphs = resultsW.nGlyphs;
+    result->nMaxFit = resultsW.nMaxFit;
+
+    if (result->lpOutString)
+        WideCharToMultiByte( font_cp, 0, resultsW.lpOutString, countW,
+                             result->lpOutString, count, NULL, NULL );
+
+    HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, strW );
+    HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, resultsW.lpOutString );
+    return ret;
+}