diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/irc.c b/plugins/fishlim/irc.c
index c80fc1c9..2ed23f41 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/irc.c
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/irc.c
@@ -76,29 +76,3 @@ char *irc_prefix_get_nick(const char *prefix) {
     length = end - prefix;
     return g_strndup (prefix, length);
 }
-
-
-/**
- * Compares two nick names. Return 0 if equal. Otherwise the return value is
- * less than zero if a is less than b or greater than zero if a is greater
- * than b.
- */
-int irc_nick_cmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
-    char ac;
-    char bc;
-    char diff;
-    for (;;) {
-        ac = *(a++);
-        bc = *(b++);
-        
-        // Change into IRC uppercase (see RFC 2812 section 2.2)
-        if (ac >= 'a' && ac <= '~') ac &= ~0x20;
-        if (bc >= 'a' && bc <= '~') bc &= ~0x20;
-        
-        diff = ac - bc;
-        if (diff) return diff;
-        if (!ac) return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/irc.h b/plugins/fishlim/irc.h
index 87317130..dc43185c 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/irc.h
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/irc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ bool irc_parse_message(const char *words[],
                        const char **prefix, const char **command,
                        size_t *parameters_offset);
 char *irc_prefix_get_nick(const char *prefix);
-int irc_nick_cmp(const char *a, const char *b);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.c b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.c
index 8f2536ce..0219e5fa 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.c
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.c
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ gchar *get_config_filename() {
     return g_build_filename(hexchat_get_info(ph, "configdir"), "addon_fishlim.conf", NULL);
 }
 
+int irc_nick_cmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
+	return hexchat_nickcmp (ph, a, b);
+}
+
 /*static int handle_debug(char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata) {
     hexchat_printf(ph, "debug incoming: ");
     for (size_t i = 1; word[i] != NULL && word[i][0] != '\0'; i++) {
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.h b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.h
index 04a1f4ff..f60522e6 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.h
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/plugin_hexchat.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define PLUGIN_HEXCHAT_H
 
 gchar *get_config_filename();
+int irc_nick_cmp (const char *, const char *);
 
 #endif