diff --git a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
index 4c90e2612..7dfb3fed9 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ class Sale_lib
 
 	public function add_item(&$item_id, $quantity = 1, $item_location, $discount = 0, $price_mode = PRICE_MODE_STANDARD, $kit_price_option = NULL, $kit_print_option = NULL, $price_override = NULL, $description = NULL, $serialnumber = NULL, $include_deleted = FALSE, $print_option = NULL )
 	{
-		$item_info = $this->CI->Item->get_info_by_id($item_id);
+		$item_info = $this->CI->Item->get_info_by_id_or_number($item_id);
 
 		//make sure item exists
 		if(empty($item_info))
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ class Sale_lib
 		//make sure item exists
 		if($item_id != -1)
 		{
-			$item_info = $this->CI->Item->get_info_by_id($item_id);
+			$item_info = $this->CI->Item->get_info_by_id_or_number($item_id);
 
 			if($item_info->stock_type == HAS_STOCK)
 			{
diff --git a/application/models/Item.php b/application/models/Item.php
index 7b911b7dd..fcb28c670 100644
--- a/application/models/Item.php
+++ b/application/models/Item.php
@@ -351,26 +351,6 @@ class Item extends CI_Model
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * 	Gets information about a particular active item by item id
-	 */
-	public function get_info_by_id($item_id)
-	{
-		$this->db->from('items');
-
-		$this->db->where('items.item_id', (int) $item_id);
-
-		$this->db->where('items.deleted', 0);
-
-		$query = $this->db->get();
-
-		if($query->num_rows() == 1)
-		{
-			return $query->row();
-		}
-
-		return '';
-	}
 	/*
 	Get an item id given an item number
 	*/