[AS2] setInterval to perform movieClip.function without extra function

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Hi, just a quick question to see if it’s possible to use a setInterval to call a function within a movieClip without creating a separate function within my class to do something.

I tried:

setInterval(movieClip.removeMovieClip, 1000);

and I wan’t to avoid the following:

setInterval(customFunction, 1000, movieClip);

private function customFunction(MC:MovieClip):Void {
      MC.removeMovieClip();
}

Any Ideas?
Thanks, Mental.