diff --git a/addons/common/RscInfoType.hpp b/addons/common/RscInfoType.hpp
index 99284c9e59..9fd402f081 100644
--- a/addons/common/RscInfoType.hpp
+++ b/addons/common/RscInfoType.hpp
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ class RscDisplayInventory {
     onLoad = QUOTE([ARR_4(""onLoad"",_this,""RscDisplayInventory"",'IGUI')] call compile preprocessfilelinenumbers ""A3\ui_f\scripts\initDisplay.sqf""; [ARR_2('inventoryDisplayLoaded', _this)] call FUNC(localEvent););
 };
 
-class RscDisplayChannel {
-    onLoad = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(onLoadRscDisplayChannel));
-};
-
 // map
 class RscDisplayMainMap {
     onLoad = QUOTE([ARR_4(""onLoad"",_this,""RscDiary"",'GUI')] call    (uinamespace getvariable 'BIS_fnc_initDisplay'); uiNamespace setVariable [ARR_2('ACE_dlgMap', _this select 0)]; [ARR_2('mapDisplayLoaded', [ARR_2(_this select 0, 'Ingame')])] call FUNC(localEvent););
diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 40fe1a0232..a88c349180 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ PREP(numberToDigits);
 PREP(numberToDigitsString);
 PREP(numberToString);
 PREP(onAnswerRequest);
-PREP(onLoadRscDisplayChannel);
 PREP(owned);
 PREP(player);
 PREP(playerSide);
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_currentChannel.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_currentChannel.sqf
index a7ca8c1dd5..127f3b7a54 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_currentChannel.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_currentChannel.sqf
@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@
  * NONE.
  *
  * Return value:
- * The current channel. Can be "group", "side", "global", "command", "vehicle" or "direct" (String)
+ * The current channel. Can be "group", "side", "global", "command", "vehicle", "direct" or "custom_X" (String)
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-#define CHANNELS ["group", "side", "global", "command", "vehicle", "direct"]
-#define CHANNELS_LOCALIZED [localize "str_channel_group", localize "str_channel_side", localize "str_channel_global", localize "str_channel_command", localize "str_channel_vehicle", localize "str_channel_direct"]
+#define CHANNELS ["global", "side", "command", "group", "vehicle", "direct"]
+#define CHANNELS_LOCALIZED [localize "str_channel_global", localize "str_channel_side", localize "str_channel_command", localize "str_channel_group", localize "str_channel_vehicle", localize "str_channel_direct"]
 
-CHANNELS select (CHANNELS_LOCALIZED find (uiNamespace getVariable [QGVAR(currentChannel), ""])) max 0
+private "_currentChannel";
+_currentChannel = currentChannel;
+
+if (_currentChannel < count CHANNELS) then {
+    _currentChannel = CHANNELS select _currentChannel;
+} else {
+    _currentChannel = format ["custom_%1", _currentChannel - count CHANNELS - 1];
+};
+
+_currentChannel
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_onLoadRscDisplayChannel.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_onLoadRscDisplayChannel.sqf
deleted file mode 100644
index ae8113c1b8..0000000000
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_onLoadRscDisplayChannel.sqf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Author: Pabst Mirror, commy2
- * When the RscDisplayChannel is loaded, this will constantly uiNamespace variable ace_common_currentChannel
- * with the raw localized text of CA_Channel (IDC=101). Only runs while the display is open.
- *
- * Arguments:
- * 0: The RscDisplayChannel Display <DISPLAY>
- *
- * Return Value:
- * Nothing
- *
- * Example:
- * onLoad = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(onLoadRscDisplayChannel));
- *
- * Public: No
- */
-#include "script_component.hpp"
-
-uiNamespace setVariable [QGVAR(currentChannelControl), ((_this select 0) displayCtrl 101)];
-
-["ACE_currentChannel", "onEachFrame", {
-    if (isNull (uiNamespace getVariable [QGVAR(currentChannelControl), controlNull])) then {
-        ["ACE_currentChannel", "onEachFrame"] call BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler;
-    } else {
-        private "_localizedChannelText";
-        _localizedChannelText = ctrlText (uiNamespace getVariable [QGVAR(currentChannelControl), controlNull]);
-        uiNamespace setVariable [QGVAR(currentChannel), _localizedChannelText];
-    };
-}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventhandler;