diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
index dad2569b46..b30e830937 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -318,11 +318,16 @@ CString ProfileManager::GetPlayerName( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 }
 
 
-void ProfileManager::RefreshLocalProfilesFromDisk()
+void ProfileManager::UnloadAllLocalProfiles()
 {
 	FOREACHM( CString, Profile*, g_mapLocalProfileIdToProfile, iter )
 		SAFE_DELETE( iter->second );
 	g_mapLocalProfileIdToProfile.clear();
+}
+
+void ProfileManager::RefreshLocalProfilesFromDisk()
+{
+	UnloadAllLocalProfiles();
 
 	vector<CString> vsProfileID;
 	GetDirListing( USER_PROFILES_DIR "*", vsProfileID, true, false );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
index 3fc61f0b94..25e3b12ab2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 	void Init();
 
 	// local profiles
+	void UnloadAllLocalProfiles();
 	void RefreshLocalProfilesFromDisk();
 	Profile &GetLocalProfile( const CString &sProfileID );