diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandConstraints.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandConstraints.cpp
index 8f778bb8a7..4acdcd094f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandConstraints.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandConstraints.cpp
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ protected:
     { return isCreateGeoActive(getActiveGuiDocument()); }
 };
 
-extern char cursor_crosshair_color[];
-
 class DrawSketchHandlerGenConstraint: public DrawSketchHandler
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
index 96d1edb630..88e6b8404a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
@@ -192,26 +192,6 @@ void removeRedundantHorizontalVertical(Sketcher::SketchObject* psketch,
 
 /* Sketch commands =======================================================*/
 
-static const char cursor_crosshair_color_fmt[] = "+ c #%06lX";
-char cursor_crosshair_color[12];
-
-void DrawSketchHandler::setCrosshairColor()
-{
-    unsigned long color = getCrosshairColor();
-    sprintf(cursor_crosshair_color, cursor_crosshair_color_fmt, color);
-}
-
-unsigned long DrawSketchHandler::getCrosshairColor()
-{
-    unsigned long color = 0xFFFFFFFF; // white
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
-        ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
-    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("CursorCrosshairColor", color);
-    // from rgba to rgb
-    color = (color >> 8) & 0xFFFFFF;
-    return color;
-}
-
 class DrawSketchHandlerLine: public DrawSketchHandler
 {
 public:
@@ -254,6 +234,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (Mode==STATUS_SEEK_First){
             EditCurve[0] = onSketchPos;
+
             Mode = STATUS_SEEK_Second;
         }
         else {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
index 89eab813df..2edd655d94 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@ int DrawSketchHandler::getHighestCurveIndex(void)
     return sketchgui->getSketchObject()->getHighestCurveIndex();
 }
 
+unsigned long DrawSketchHandler::getCrosshairColor()
+{
+    unsigned long color = 0xFFFFFFFF; // white
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
+        ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("CursorCrosshairColor", color);
+    // from rgba to rgb
+    color = (color >> 8) & 0xFFFFFF;
+    return color;
+}
+
 void DrawSketchHandler::setCrosshairCursor(const char* svgName) {
     QString cursorName = QString::fromLatin1(svgName);
     const unsigned long defaultCrosshairColor = 0xFFFFFF;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
index 1b46cdad7f..2901071db9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ protected:
     void unsetCursor(void);
     void applyCursor(void);
     void applyCursor(QCursor &newCursor);
-    void setCrosshairColor();
     unsigned long getCrosshairColor();
     qreal devicePixelRatio();
     void setCrosshairCursor(const char* svgName);