diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.h b/src/GUI/gui.h
index 2563251d8..4a02d0a5e 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.h
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ extern fntTexFont *guiFntHandle;
 extern int gui_menu_on;
 
 // from gui_funcs.cxx
-extern void reInit(void);
 extern void fgDumpSnapShotWrapper();
 #ifdef TR_HIRES_SNAP
 extern void fgHiResDumpWrapper();
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
index 96acc84e3..1dd37d387 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ do_exit (const SGPropertyNode * arg)
 static bool
 do_reset (const SGPropertyNode * arg)
 {
-    reInit();
+    doSimulatorReset();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
index 27cc0866b..e4bec1548 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ void fgReInitSubsystems()
 }
 
 
-void reInit(void)  // from gui_local.cxx -- TODO merge with fgReInitSubsystems()
+void doSimulatorReset(void)  // from gui_local.cxx -- TODO merge with fgReInitSubsystems()
 {
     static SGPropertyNode_ptr master_freeze = fgGetNode("/sim/freeze/master", true);
 
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.hxx b/src/Main/fg_init.hxx
index 1fc53a6ff..58b48a8c2 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.hxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.hxx
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ bool fgInitSubsystems();
 // Reset
 void fgReInitSubsystems();
 
+/**
+ * this is what the 'reset' command (and hence, GUI) is attached too
+ * it overlaps with fgReInitSubsystems quite substantially
+ */
+void doSimulatorReset(void);
 
 // Set the initial position based on presets (or defaults)
 bool fgInitPosition();