diff --git a/includes/utilities.php b/includes/utilities.php
index 92e27277..049baeed 100644
--- a/includes/utilities.php
+++ b/includes/utilities.php
@@ -881,12 +881,6 @@ abstract class Util
         ));
     }
 
-    // todo: create Locale object and integrate
-    public static function isLogographic(int $localeId) : bool
-    {
-        return $localeId == LOCALE_CN || $localeId == LOCALE_TW || $localeId == LOCALE_KR;
-    }
-
     // default back to enUS if localization unavailable
     public static function localizedString(array $data, string $field, bool $silent = false) : string
     {
diff --git a/pages/search.php b/pages/search.php
index a8891f1d..fc60c1b1 100644
--- a/pages/search.php
+++ b/pages/search.php
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ class SearchPage extends GenericPage
                 continue;
             else if ($clean[0] == '-')
             {
-                if (mb_strlen($clean) < 4 && !Util::isLogographic(Lang::getLocale()->value))
+                if (mb_strlen($clean) < 4 && !Lang::getLocale()->isLogographic())
                     $this->invalid[] = mb_substr($raw, 1);
                 else
                     $this->excluded[] = mb_substr(str_replace('_', '\\_', $clean), 1);
             }
             else if ($clean !== '')
             {
-                if (mb_strlen($clean) < 3 && !Util::isLogographic(Lang::getLocale()->value))
+                if (mb_strlen($clean) < 3 && !Lang::getLocale()->isLogographic())
                     $this->invalid[] = $raw;
                 else
                     $this->included[] = str_replace('_', '\\_', $clean);