diff --git a/src/ini_load.cpp b/src/ini_load.cpp
index 69c29bc4ba..30344a144a 100644
--- a/src/ini_load.cpp
+++ b/src/ini_load.cpp
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ IniGroup *IniLoadFile::GetGroup(const std::string &name, bool create_new)
  * Remove the group with the given name.
  * @param name name of the group to remove.
  */
-void IniLoadFile::RemoveGroup(const char *name)
+void IniLoadFile::RemoveGroup(const std::string &name)
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	size_t len = name.length();
 	IniGroup *prev = nullptr;
 	IniGroup *group;
 
diff --git a/src/ini_type.h b/src/ini_type.h
index 192ac8598e..e82aba24f2 100644
--- a/src/ini_type.h
+++ b/src/ini_type.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct IniLoadFile {
 	virtual ~IniLoadFile();
 
 	IniGroup *GetGroup(const std::string &name, bool create_new = true);
-	void RemoveGroup(const char *name);
+	void RemoveGroup(const std::string &name);
 
 	void LoadFromDisk(const std::string &filename, Subdirectory subdir);