diff --git a/application/driveruipanels.cpp b/application/driveruipanels.cpp
index 05e20b84..096f5d77 100644
--- a/application/driveruipanels.cpp
+++ b/application/driveruipanels.cpp
@@ -1600,7 +1600,9 @@ transcripts_panel::update() {
 
 	for( auto const &transcript : ui::Transcripts.aLines ) {
 		if( Global.fTimeAngleDeg + ( transcript.fShow - Global.fTimeAngleDeg > 180 ? 360 : 0 ) < transcript.fShow ) { continue; }
-		text_lines.emplace_back( ExchangeCharInString( transcript.asText, '|', ' ' ), colors::white );
+		std::string text = transcript.asText;
+		std::ranges::replace(text, '|', ' ');
+		text_lines.emplace_back( text, colors::white );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/application/uitranscripts.cpp b/application/uitranscripts.cpp
index 6de03d34..96c9f735 100644
--- a/application/uitranscripts.cpp
+++ b/application/uitranscripts.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ TTranscripts::AddLine( std::string const &txt, float show, float hide, bool it )
     hide = Global.fTimeAngleDeg + hide / 240.0;
 
     TTranscript transcript;
-    transcript.asText = ExchangeCharInString( txt, '|', ' ' ); // NOTE: legacy transcript lines use | as new line mark
+	transcript.asText = txt;
+	std::ranges::replace(transcript.asText, '|', ' '); // NOTE: legacy transcript lines use | as new line mark
     transcript.fShow = show;
     transcript.fHide = hide;
     transcript.bItalic = it;
diff --git a/utilities/utilities.cpp b/utilities/utilities.cpp
index d6ed3bc2..255aed74 100644
--- a/utilities/utilities.cpp
+++ b/utilities/utilities.cpp
@@ -154,26 +154,6 @@ bool FuzzyLogicAI(double Test, double Threshold, double Probability)
 		return false;
 }
 
-std::string ExchangeCharInString(std::string const &Source, char const From, char const To)
-{
-	std::string replacement;
-	replacement.reserve(Source.size());
-	std::for_each(std::begin(Source), std::end(Source),
-	              [&](char const idx)
-	              {
-		              if (idx != From)
-		              {
-			              replacement += idx;
-		              }
-		              else
-		              {
-			              replacement += To;
-		              }
-	              });
-
-	return replacement;
-}
-
 std::vector<std::string> &Split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems)
 { // dzieli tekst na wektor tekstow
 
diff --git a/utilities/utilities.h b/utilities/utilities.h
index f0103610..c59749e8 100644
--- a/utilities/utilities.h
+++ b/utilities/utilities.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ bool FuzzyLogicAI(double Test, double Threshold, double Probability);
 /*to samo ale zawsze niezaleznie od DebugFlag*/
 
 /*operacje na stringach*/
-std::string ExchangeCharInString(std::string const &Source, char const From, char const To); // zamienia jeden znak na drugi
 std::vector<std::string> &Split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems);
 std::vector<std::string> Split(const std::string &s, char delim);
 // std::vector<std::string> Split(const std::string &s);