diff --git a/js/legacy/model/local_data.js b/js/legacy/model/local_data.js
index 4ff75e694b..57bf94e17a 100644
--- a/js/legacy/model/local_data.js
+++ b/js/legacy/model/local_data.js
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ Meta.set_field_property=function(fn, key, val, doc) {
 	}
 }
 
+Meta.get_field = function(dt, fn, dn) {
+	try {
+		return local_dt[dt][dn][fn];
+	} catch(e) {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
 // Get Dt label
 // ======================================================================================
 function get_doctype_label(dt) {
diff --git a/js/legacy/widgets/form/clientscriptAPI.js b/js/legacy/widgets/form/clientscriptAPI.js
index b416f27078..75e565c008 100644
--- a/js/legacy/widgets/form/clientscriptAPI.js
+++ b/js/legacy/widgets/form/clientscriptAPI.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ set_field_permlevel = function(n, level) {
 
 toggle_field = function(n, hidden) {
 	var df_obj = get_field_obj(n);
-	var df = get_field(cur_frm.doctype, n, cur_frm.docname);
+	var df = Meta.get_field(cur_frm.doctype, n, cur_frm.docname);
 	if(df) {
 		// hide column and section breaks
 		if (df_obj.df.fieldtype==="Section Break") {