diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/controls.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/controls.cpp
index 8a2c3275bec..b1392cea118 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/controls.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/controls.cpp
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ void GfxControls::texteditCursorDraw(Common::Rect rect, const char *text, uint16
 	if (!_texteditCursorVisible) {
 		textWidth = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < curPos; i++) {
-			textWidth += _text16->_font->getCharWidth(text[i]);
+			textWidth += _text16->_font->getCharWidth((unsigned char)text[i]);
 		}
 		_texteditCursorRect.left = rect.left + textWidth;
 		_texteditCursorRect.top = rect.top;
 		_texteditCursorRect.bottom = _texteditCursorRect.top + _text16->_font->getHeight();
-		_texteditCursorRect.right = _texteditCursorRect.left + (text[curPos] == 0 ? 1 : _text16->_font->getCharWidth(text[curPos]));
+		_texteditCursorRect.right = _texteditCursorRect.left + (text[curPos] == 0 ? 1 : _text16->_font->getCharWidth((unsigned char)text[curPos]));
 		_paint16->invertRect(_texteditCursorRect);
 		_paint16->bitsShow(_texteditCursorRect);
 		_texteditCursorVisible = true;
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/font.h b/engines/sci/graphics/font.h
index c405f5a0a05..90f18e426da 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/font.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/font.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public:
 	virtual byte getHeight() { return 0; };
 	virtual bool isDoubleByte(uint16 chr) { return false; };
 	virtual byte getCharWidth(uint16 chr) { return 0; };
-	virtual byte getCharHeight(uint16 chr) { return 0; };
 	virtual void draw(uint16 chr, int16 top, int16 left, byte color, bool greyedOutput) {};
 };
 
@@ -56,10 +55,10 @@ public:
 	GuiResourceId getResourceId();
 	byte getHeight();
 	byte getCharWidth(uint16 chr);
-	byte getCharHeight(uint16 chr);
 	void draw(uint16 chr, int16 top, int16 left, byte color, bool greyedOutput);
 
 private:
+	byte getCharHeight(uint16 chr);
 	byte *getCharData(uint16 chr);
 
 	ResourceManager *_resMan;
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.cpp
index 8e908c2853f..c2e3d123181 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ byte GfxFontSjis::getCharWidth(uint16 chr) {
 	return _commonFont->getCharWidth(chr) >> 1;
 
 }
-byte GfxFontSjis::getCharHeight(uint16 chr) {
-	return _commonFont->getFontHeight() >> 1;
-}
-
 void GfxFontSjis::draw(uint16 chr, int16 top, int16 left, byte color, bool greyedOutput) {
 	// TODO: Check, if character fits on screen - if it doesn't we need to skip it
 	//  Normally SCI cuts the character and draws the part that fits, but the common SJIS doesn't support that
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.h b/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.h
index 4330342331c..24c8423ddb9 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/fontsjis.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public:
 	byte getHeight();
 	bool isDoubleByte(uint16 chr);
 	byte getCharWidth(uint16 chr);
-	byte getCharHeight(uint16 chr);
 	void draw(uint16 chr, int16 top, int16 left, byte color, bool greyedOutput);
 
 private:
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
index e4017982334..78253bd913f 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void GfxFrameout::kernelFrameout() {
 							// TODO: proper text splitting... this is a hack
 							if ((text[i] == ' ' && i > 0 && text[i - i] == ' ') || text[i] == '\n' || 
 								(curX + font->getCharWidth(text[i]) > _screen->getWidth())) {
-								curY += font->getCharHeight('A');
+								curY += font->getHeight();
 								curX = itemEntry->x;
 							}
 							font->draw(text[i], curY, curX, foreColor, dimmed);