diff --git a/common/array.h b/common/array.h
index 461f2ffc862..ceba46bc434 100644
--- a/common/array.h
+++ b/common/array.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "common/algorithm.h"
 #include "common/textconsole.h" // For error()
 #include "common/memory.h"
-#include "common/initializer_list.h"
 
 namespace Common {
 
diff --git a/common/initializer_list.h b/common/initializer_list.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 024215c96a3..00000000000
--- a/common/initializer_list.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef COMMON_INITIALIZER_LIST_H
-#define COMMON_INITIALIZER_LIST_H
-
-// Some compiler only have partial support for C++11 and we provide replacements for reatures not available.
-#ifdef NO_CXX11_INITIALIZER_LIST
-namespace std {
-	template<class T> class initializer_list {
-	public:
-		typedef T value_type;
-		typedef const T& reference;
-		typedef const T& const_reference;
-		typedef size_t size_type;
-		typedef const T* iterator;
-		typedef const T* const_iterator;
-
-		constexpr initializer_list() noexcept = default;
-		constexpr size_t size() const noexcept { return m_size; };
-		constexpr const T* begin() const noexcept { return m_begin; };
-		constexpr const T* end() const noexcept { return m_begin + m_size; }
-
-	private:
-		// Note: begin has to be first or the compiler gets very upset
-		const T* m_begin = { nullptr };
-		size_t m_size = { 0 };
-
-		// The compiler is allowed to call this constructor
-		constexpr initializer_list(const T* t, size_t s) noexcept : m_begin(t) , m_size(s) {}
-	};
-
-	template<class T> constexpr const T* begin(initializer_list<T> il) noexcept {
-		return il.begin();
-	}
-
-	template<class T> constexpr const T* end(initializer_list<T> il) noexcept {
-		return il.end();
-	}
-}
-
-#else
-
-#include <initializer_list>
-
-#endif // NO_CXX11_INITIALIZER_LIST
-
-#endif // COMMON_INITIALIZER_LIST_H
diff --git a/common/scummsys.h b/common/scummsys.h
index 10384dc73d1..0bf4a262b05 100644
--- a/common/scummsys.h
+++ b/common/scummsys.h
@@ -504,6 +504,50 @@ namespace std {
 }
 #endif
 
+//
+// std::initializer_list
+// Provide replacement when not available
+//
+#if defined(NO_CXX11_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+namespace std {
+	template<class T> class initializer_list {
+	public:
+		typedef T value_type;
+		typedef const T &reference;
+		typedef const T &const_reference;
+		typedef size_t size_type;
+		typedef const T *iterator;
+		typedef const T *const_iterator;
+
+		constexpr initializer_list() noexcept = default;
+		constexpr size_t size() const noexcept { return _size; };
+		constexpr const T *begin() const noexcept { return _begin; };
+		constexpr const T *end() const noexcept { return _begin + _size; }
+
+	private:
+		// Note: begin has to be first or the compiler may get very upset
+		const T *_begin = { nullptr };
+		size_t _size = { 0 };
+
+		// The compiler is allowed to call this constructor
+		constexpr initializer_list(const T* t, size_t s) noexcept : _begin(t) , _size(s) {}
+	};
+
+	template<class T> constexpr const T* begin(initializer_list<T> il) noexcept {
+		return il.begin();
+	}
+
+	template<class T> constexpr const T* end(initializer_list<T> il) noexcept {
+		return il.end();
+	}
+}
+
+#else
+
+#include <initializer_list>
+
+#endif // NO_CXX11_INITIALIZER_LIST
+
 #include "common/forbidden.h"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/engines/ags/lib/std/initializer_list.h b/engines/ags/lib/std/initializer_list.h
index 4aad91d3b49..efe34c83d5a 100644
--- a/engines/ags/lib/std/initializer_list.h
+++ b/engines/ags/lib/std/initializer_list.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define AGS_STD_INITIALIZER_LIST_H
 
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
-#include "common/initializer_list.h"
 
 namespace AGS3 {
 namespace std {
diff --git a/engines/ags/lib/std/vector.h b/engines/ags/lib/std/vector.h
index d46b84023f2..57f0c65d2f8 100644
--- a/engines/ags/lib/std/vector.h
+++ b/engines/ags/lib/std/vector.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
 #include "common/algorithm.h"
 #include "common/memory.h"
-#include "common/initializer_list.h"
 
 namespace AGS3 {
 namespace std {