diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index d50dcbc005d..bd992b2a20f 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function _forum_parent_select($tid, $title, $child_type) {
   if ($tree) {
     foreach ($tree as $term) {
       if (!in_array($term->tid, $exclude)) {
-        $options[$term->tid] = _forum_depth($term->depth).$term->name;
+        $options[$term->tid] = _taxonomy_depth($term->depth) . $term->name;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ function forum_overview() {
   if ($tree) {
     foreach ($tree as $term) {
       if (in_array($term->tid, variable_get('forum_containers', array()))) {
-        $rows[] = array(_forum_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit container'), "admin/forum/edit/container/$term->tid"));
+        $rows[] = array(_taxonomy_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit container'), "admin/forum/edit/container/$term->tid"));
       }
       else {
-        $rows[] = array(_forum_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit forum'), "admin/forum/edit/forum/$term->tid"));
+        $rows[] = array(_taxonomy_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit forum'), "admin/forum/edit/forum/$term->tid"));
        }
 
     }
@@ -277,19 +277,6 @@ function forum_overview() {
   return theme('table', $header, $rows);
 }
 
-/**
- * Helper function used to generate indentation for forum list
- *
- * @param $depth Depth of the indentation
- * @param $graphic HTML text to be repeated for each stage of depth
- */
-function _forum_depth($depth, $graphic = '--') {
-  for ($n = 0; $n < $depth; $n++) {
-    $result .= $graphic;
-  }
-  return $result;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns the vocabulary id for forum navigation.
  */
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index d50dcbc005d..bd992b2a20f 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function _forum_parent_select($tid, $title, $child_type) {
   if ($tree) {
     foreach ($tree as $term) {
       if (!in_array($term->tid, $exclude)) {
-        $options[$term->tid] = _forum_depth($term->depth).$term->name;
+        $options[$term->tid] = _taxonomy_depth($term->depth) . $term->name;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ function forum_overview() {
   if ($tree) {
     foreach ($tree as $term) {
       if (in_array($term->tid, variable_get('forum_containers', array()))) {
-        $rows[] = array(_forum_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit container'), "admin/forum/edit/container/$term->tid"));
+        $rows[] = array(_taxonomy_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit container'), "admin/forum/edit/container/$term->tid"));
       }
       else {
-        $rows[] = array(_forum_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit forum'), "admin/forum/edit/forum/$term->tid"));
+        $rows[] = array(_taxonomy_depth($term->depth) .' '. check_plain($term->name), l(t('edit forum'), "admin/forum/edit/forum/$term->tid"));
        }
 
     }
@@ -277,19 +277,6 @@ function forum_overview() {
   return theme('table', $header, $rows);
 }
 
-/**
- * Helper function used to generate indentation for forum list
- *
- * @param $depth Depth of the indentation
- * @param $graphic HTML text to be repeated for each stage of depth
- */
-function _forum_depth($depth, $graphic = '--') {
-  for ($n = 0; $n < $depth; $n++) {
-    $result .= $graphic;
-  }
-  return $result;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns the vocabulary id for forum navigation.
  */