diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TrackDesignPlace.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TrackDesignPlace.cpp
index 9aadb84da3..467fc52731 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TrackDesignPlace.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TrackDesignPlace.cpp
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void window_track_place_clear_provisional()
         auto ride = get_ride(_window_track_place_ride_index);
         if (ride != nullptr)
         {
-            place_virtual_track(_trackDesign.get(), PTD_OPERATION_REMOVE_GHOST, true, ride, _windowTrackPlaceLastValid);
+            TrackDesignPreviewRemoveGhosts(_trackDesign.get(), ride, _windowTrackPlaceLastValid);
             _window_track_place_last_was_valid = false;
         }
     }
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void TrackPlaceClearProvisionalTemporarily()
         auto ride = get_ride(_window_track_place_ride_index);
         if (ride != nullptr)
         {
-            place_virtual_track(_trackDesign.get(), PTD_OPERATION_REMOVE_GHOST, true, ride, _windowTrackPlaceLastValid);
+            TrackDesignPreviewRemoveGhosts(_trackDesign.get(), ride, _windowTrackPlaceLastValid);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.cpp
index 8238f1e765..db8b67037f 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.cpp
@@ -1965,6 +1965,12 @@ money32 place_virtual_track(TrackDesign* td6, uint8_t ptdOperation, bool placeSc
     return place_virtual_track(tds, td6, ptdOperation, placeScenery, ride, coords);
 }
 
+void TrackDesignPreviewRemoveGhosts(TrackDesign* td6, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords)
+{
+    TrackDesignState tds{};
+    place_virtual_track(tds, td6, PTD_OPERATION_REMOVE_GHOST, true, ride, coords);
+}
+
 void TrackDesignPreviewDrawOutlines(TrackDesign* td6, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords)
 {
     TrackDesignState tds{};
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.h b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.h
index 8bc6789319..780b3f5362 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/TrackDesign.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void TrackDesignMirror(TrackDesign* td6);
 
 money32 place_virtual_track(TrackDesign* td6, uint8_t ptdOperation, bool placeScenery, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords);
 
+void TrackDesignPreviewRemoveGhosts(TrackDesign* td6, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords);
 void TrackDesignPreviewDrawOutlines(TrackDesign* td6, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords);
 int32_t TrackDesignGetZPlacement(TrackDesign* td6, Ride* ride, const CoordsXYZ& coords);