diff --git a/src/Alias.cpp b/src/Alias.cpp
index f8d1fdb46..10a27e9a3 100644
--- a/src/Alias.cpp
+++ b/src/Alias.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <Alias.h>
 #include <Context.h>
+#include <Lexer.h>
 #include <Tree.h>
 #include <text.h>
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ void Alias::resolve (Tree* tree)
         something = true;
 
         std::vector <std::string> words;
-        splitq (words, context.aliases[raw], ' ');
+        Lexer::split (words, context.aliases[raw]);
 
         std::vector <std::string>::iterator word;
         for (word = words.begin (); word != words.end (); ++word)
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp b/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
index 755c0fccd..4569bea6c 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdCustom.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <Context.h>
+#include <Lexer.h>
 #include <ViewTask.h>
 #include <i18n.h>
 #include <text.h>
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ int CmdCustom::execute (std::string& output)
 
   // Prepend the argument list with those from the report filter.
   std::vector <std::string> filterArgs;
-  splitq (filterArgs, reportFilter, ' ');
+  Lexer::split (filterArgs, reportFilter);
   std::vector <std::string>::reverse_iterator arg;
   for (arg = filterArgs.rbegin (); arg != filterArgs.rend (); ++ arg)
   {
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index b79438169..36b0a7360 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -63,21 +63,6 @@ void wrapText (
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // UTF-8
-//
-// Splits on unicode whitespace, removeѕ quotes.
-void splitq (std::vector <std::string>& results, const std::string& input)
-{
-  results.clear ();
-
-  std::string token;
-  Lexer::Type type;
-  Lexer lex (input);
-  while (lex.token (token, type))
-    results.push_back (token);
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// TODO Obsolete this call.
 void splitq (
   std::vector<std::string>& results,
   const std::string& input,
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index c55dccad7..8414eb1cd 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ std::string unquoteText (const std::string&);
 int longestWord (const std::string&);
 int longestLine (const std::string&);
 bool extractLine (std::string&, const std::string&, int, bool, unsigned int&);
-void splitq (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&);
 void splitq (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char);
 void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char);
 void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
diff --git a/test/text.t.cpp b/test/text.t.cpp
index 8b733cd97..2d9d655ed 100644
--- a/test/text.t.cpp
+++ b/test/text.t.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
-  UnitTest t (270);
+  UnitTest t (264);
 
   // Ensure environment has no influence.
   unsetenv ("TASKDATA");
@@ -183,16 +183,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   t.is (items[4], "five six seven",  "splitq 'one \\'two\\' \\'\\' \\'three four\\' \"five six seven\" eight'nine ten' -> [4] 'five six seven'");
   t.is (items[5], "eight'nine ten'", "splitq 'one \\'two\\' \\'\\' \\'three four\\' \"five six seven\" eight'nine ten' -> [4] 'eight\\'nine ten\\''");
 
-  // void splitq (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&);
-  unsplit = " ( A or B ) ";
-  splitq (items, unsplit);
-  t.is (items.size (), (size_t) 5, "splitq ' ( A or B ) '");
-  t.is (items[0], "(",             "splitq ' ( A or B ) ' -> [0] '('");
-  t.is (items[1], "A",             "splitq ' ( A or B ) ' -> [1] 'A'");
-  t.is (items[2], "or",            "splitq ' ( A or B ) ' -> [2] 'or'");
-  t.is (items[3], "B",             "splitq ' ( A or B ) ' -> [3] 'B'");
-  t.is (items[4], ")",             "splitq ' ( A or B ) ' -> [4] ')'");
-
   // void join (std::string& result, const std::string& separator, const std::vector<std::string>& items)
   std::vector <std::string> unjoined;
   std::string joined;