diff --git a/src/intro.cpp b/src/intro.cpp
index 2fb7728aa5b..c178dfcf877 100644
--- a/src/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/intro.cpp
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ void set_new_storyscreen(bool enabled)
 	LOG_NG << "enabled experimental story/endscreen code\n";
 }
 
-void show_intro(display &disp, const vconfig& data, const config& level)
-{
-	const std::string scenario_name = level["name"];
-	show_storyscreen(disp,data,scenario_name);
-}
-
 void the_end(display &disp, std::string text, unsigned int duration)
 {
 	if(use_shadowm_storyscreen) {
diff --git a/src/intro.hpp b/src/intro.hpp
index 5b229e15cf9..d3089195400 100644
--- a/src/intro.hpp
+++ b/src/intro.hpp
@@ -24,23 +24,6 @@ class display;
 
 #include <string>
 
-/**
- * Function to show an introduction sequence using story WML.
- * The WML config data has a format similar to:
- * @code
- * [part]
- *     id='id'
- *     story='story'
- *     image='img'
- * [/part]
- * @endcode
- * Where 'id' is a unique identifier, 'story' is text describing the
- * storyline,and 'img' is a background image. Each part of the sequence will
- * be displayed in turn, with the user able to go to the next part, or skip
- * it entirely.
- */
-void show_intro(display &disp, const vconfig& data, const config& level);
-
 /**
  * Displays a simple fading screen with any user-provided text.
  * Used after the end of single-player campaigns.
diff --git a/src/playsingle_controller.cpp b/src/playsingle_controller.cpp
index 6b69cb88137..a6c679d6e87 100644
--- a/src/playsingle_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/playsingle_controller.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "foreach.hpp"
 #include "game_end_exceptions.hpp"
 #include "gettext.hpp"
-#include "intro.hpp"
 #include "log.hpp"
 #include "map_label.hpp"
 #include "marked-up_text.hpp"
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "formula_string_utils.hpp"
 #include "events.hpp"
 #include "save_blocker.hpp"
+#include "storyscreen/interface.hpp"
 
 static lg::log_domain log_engine("engine");
 #define ERR_NG LOG_STREAM(err, log_engine)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ LEVEL_RESULT playsingle_controller::play_scenario(
 
 	if(!skip_replay) {
 		foreach (const config &s, story) {
-			show_intro(*gui_, vconfig(s, true), level_);
+			show_storyscreen(*gui_, vconfig(s, true), level_["name"]);
 		}
 	}
 	gui_->labels().read(level_, game_events::get_state_of_game());