diff --git a/src/celscript/lua/celx.cpp b/src/celscript/lua/celx.cpp
index 713e40e1..8d279716 100644
--- a/src/celscript/lua/celx.cpp
+++ b/src/celscript/lua/celx.cpp
@@ -338,24 +338,6 @@ void CelxLua::initMaps()
 }
 
 
-static void getField(lua_State* l, int index, const char* key)
-{
-    // When we move to Lua 5.1, this will be replaced by:
-    // lua_getfield(l, index, key);
-    lua_pushstring(l, key);
-#ifdef LUA_GLOBALSINDEX
-    if (index == LUA_GLOBALSINDEX) {
-      lua_gettable(l, index);
-      return;
-    }
-#endif
-    if (index != LUA_REGISTRYINDEX)
-        lua_gettable(l, index - 1);
-    else
-        lua_gettable(l, index);
-}
-
-
 // Push a class name onto the Lua stack
 void PushClass(lua_State* l, int id)
 {
@@ -730,7 +712,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleKeyEvent(const char* key)
         return false;
 
     // get the registered event table
-    getField(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
+    lua_getfield(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
     if (!lua_istable(costate, -1))
     {
         cerr << "Missing event handler table";
@@ -739,7 +721,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleKeyEvent(const char* key)
     }
 
     bool handled = false;
-    getField(costate, -1, KeyHandler);
+    lua_getfield(costate, -1, KeyHandler);
     if (lua_isfunction(costate, -1))
     {
         lua_remove(costate, -2);        // remove the key event table from the stack
@@ -777,7 +759,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleMouseButtonEvent(float x, float y, int button, bool down)
         return false;
 
     // get the registered event table
-    getField(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
+    lua_getfield(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
     if (!lua_istable(costate, -1))
     {
         cerr << "Missing event handler table";
@@ -786,7 +768,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleMouseButtonEvent(float x, float y, int button, bool down)
     }
 
     bool handled = false;
-    getField(costate, -1, down ? MouseDownHandler : MouseUpHandler);
+    lua_getfield(costate, -1, down ? MouseDownHandler : MouseUpHandler);
     if (lua_isfunction(costate, -1))
     {
         lua_remove(costate, -2);        // remove the key event table from the stack
@@ -833,7 +815,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleTickEvent(double dt)
         return false;
 
     // get the registered event table
-    getField(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
+    lua_getfield(costate, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, EventHandlers);
     if (!lua_istable(costate, -1))
     {
         cerr << "Missing event handler table";
@@ -842,7 +824,7 @@ bool LuaState::handleTickEvent(double dt)
     }
 
     bool handled = false;
-    getField(costate, -1, TickHandler);
+    lua_getfield(costate, -1, TickHandler);
     if (lua_isfunction(costate, -1))
     {
         lua_remove(costate, -2);        // remove the key event table from the stack