diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 939d5ee7db..9e72609075 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager() :
 	m_fTimeMeterSecondsChange	( TimeMeterSecondsChangeInit,	NUM_ScoreEvent ),
 
 	m_AutoPlay			( "AutoPlay",			PC_HUMAN ),
-	m_bShowAutoPlayStatus		( "ShowAutoPlayStatus",		true ),
 	m_bDelayedBack			( "DelayedBack",		true ),
 	m_bShowInstructions		( "ShowInstructions",		true ),
 	m_bShowSelectGroup		( "ShowSelectGroup",		false ),
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index a21ea14863..d34765d461 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ public:
 	Preference1D<float>	m_fTimeMeterSecondsChange;
 
 	Preference<PlayerController,int> m_AutoPlay;
-	Preference<bool>	m_bShowAutoPlayStatus;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bDelayedBack;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bShowInstructions;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bShowSelectGroup;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSyncOverlay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSyncOverlay.cpp
index 267f7fa275..b10549105d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSyncOverlay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSyncOverlay.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void ScreenSyncOverlay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	UpdateText();
 }
 
+static Preference<bool>		g_bShowAutoPlayStatus( "ShowAutoPlayStatus", true );
+
 static LocalizedString AUTO_PLAY		( "ScreenSyncOverlay", "AutoPlay" );
 static LocalizedString AUTO_PLAY_CPU		( "ScreenSyncOverlay", "AutoPlayCPU" );
 static LocalizedString AUTO_SYNC_SONG		( "ScreenSyncOverlay", "AutoSync Song" );
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ void ScreenSyncOverlay::UpdateText()
 {
 	vector<RString> vs;
 
-	if( PREFSMAN->m_bShowAutoPlayStatus )
+	if( g_bShowAutoPlayStatus )
 	{
 		switch( PREFSMAN->m_AutoPlay )
 		{