diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 70a961a744..0320230a7d 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -1238,26 +1238,6 @@ function style_select($default = '', $all = false)
 	return $style_options;
 }
 
-/**
-* @author Hari Sankar R <hsr@theinglorio.us>
-* @param int $style_id The style_id of a style which should be checked if activated or not.
-* @return boolean
-*/
-function phpbb_style_is_active($style_id)
-{
-	global $db;
-
-	$sql = 'SELECT style_active
-		FROM ' . STYLES_TABLE . "
-		WHERE style_id = ". (int) $style_id;
-	$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-
-	$style_is_active = (bool) $db->sql_fetchfield('style_active');
-	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
-
-	return $style_is_active;
-}
-
 /**
 * Pick a timezone
 */
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
index 10fb57ea97..7313844955 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
@@ -1948,6 +1948,25 @@ function validate_jabber($jid)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+* @param int $style_id The style_id of a style which should be checked if activated or not.
+* @return boolean
+*/
+function phpbb_validate_style($style_id)
+{
+	global $db;
+
+	$sql = 'SELECT style_active
+		FROM ' . STYLES_TABLE . '
+		WHERE style_id = '. (int) $style_id;
+	$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+
+	$style_is_active = (bool) $db->sql_fetchfield('style_active');
+	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
+
+	return $style_is_active;
+}
+
 /**
 * Remove avatar
 */
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
index e81bd1e1bb..5b915824d6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
@@ -61,8 +61,14 @@ class ucp_prefs
 
 				if ($submit)
 				{
-					$data['style'] = ($config['override_user_style']) ? $config['default_style'] :
-						(phpbb_style_is_active($data['style']) ? $data['style'] : ((int) $user->data['user_style']));
+					if ($config['override_user_style'])
+					{
+						$data['style'] = $config['default_style'];
+					}
+					else if (!phpbb_validate_style($data['style']))
+					{
+						$data['style'] = (int) $user->data['user_style']);
+					}
 
 					$error = validate_data($data, array(
 						'dateformat'	=> array('string', false, 1, 30),