diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.cpp
index 502d633a4b..7fae7c1c55 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "LuaExpressionTransform.h"
-#include "LuaReference.h"
 #include "LuaManager.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
 
 LuaExpressionTransform::LuaExpressionTransform()
 {
-	m_pexprTransformFunction = new LuaReference;
 	m_iNumSubdivisions = 1;
 }
 
 LuaExpressionTransform::~LuaExpressionTransform()
 {
-	delete m_pexprTransformFunction;
 }
 
 void LuaExpressionTransform::SetFromReference( const LuaReference &ref )
 {
-	*m_pexprTransformFunction = ref;
+	m_exprTransformFunction = ref;
 }
 
 const Actor::TweenState &LuaExpressionTransform::GetPosition( float fPositionOffsetFromCenter, int iItemIndex, int iNumItems ) const
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ const Actor::TweenState &LuaExpressionTransform::GetPosition( float fPositionOff
 	Actor a;
 
 	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
-	m_pexprTransformFunction->PushSelf( L );
+	m_exprTransformFunction.PushSelf( L );
 	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(L, -1) );
 	a.PushSelf( L );
 	LuaHelpers::Push( fPositionOffsetFromCenter, L );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.h b/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.h
index e11d5cea4f..07698a0268 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaExpressionTransform.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define LuaExpressionTransform_H
 
 #include "Actor.h"
-class LuaReference;
+#include "LuaReference.h"
 #include <map>
 
 class LuaExpressionTransform
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-	LuaReference *m_pexprTransformFunction;	// params: self,offset,itemIndex,numItems
+	LuaReference m_exprTransformFunction;	// params: self,offset,itemIndex,numItems
 	int m_iNumSubdivisions;	// 1 == one evaluation per position
 	struct PositionOffsetAndItemIndex
 	{