diff --git a/src/SongManager.cpp b/src/SongManager.cpp
index 1423a13498..ddbf30d638 100644
--- a/src/SongManager.cpp
+++ b/src/SongManager.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,11 @@ SongManager::~SongManager()
 	FreeSongs();
 }
 
-void SongManager::InitAll( LoadingWindow *ld )
+void SongManager::InitAll()
 {
-	InitSongsFromDisk( ld );
-	InitCoursesFromDisk( ld );
+	InitSongsFromDisk();
+
+	InitCoursesFromDisk();
 	InitAutogenCourses();
 	InitRandomAttacks();
 }
@@ -130,14 +131,14 @@ void SongManager::Reload( bool bAllowFastLoad, LoadingWindow *ld )
 	UpdatePreferredSort();
 }
 
-void SongManager::InitSongsFromDisk( LoadingWindow *ld )
+void SongManager::InitSongsFromDisk()
 {
 	RageTimer tm;
-	LoadStepManiaSongDir( SpecialFiles::SONGS_DIR, ld );
+	LoadStepManiaSongDir( SpecialFiles::SONGS_DIR);
 
 	const bool bOldVal = PREFSMAN->m_bFastLoad;
 	PREFSMAN->m_bFastLoad.Set( PREFSMAN->m_bFastLoadAdditionalSongs );
-	LoadStepManiaSongDir( ADDITIONAL_SONGS_DIR, ld );
+	LoadStepManiaSongDir( ADDITIONAL_SONGS_DIR );
 	PREFSMAN->m_bFastLoad.Set( bOldVal );
 
 	LOG->Trace( "Found %d songs in %f seconds.", (int)m_pSongs.size(), tm.GetDeltaTime() );
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ void SongManager::AddGroup( RString sDir, RString sGroupDirName )
 }
 
 static LocalizedString LOADING_SONGS ( "SongManager", "Loading songs..." );
-void SongManager::LoadStepManiaSongDir( RString sDir, LoadingWindow *ld )
+void SongManager::LoadStepManiaSongDir( RString sDir )
 {
 	// Make sure sDir has a trailing slash.
 	if( sDir.Right(1) != "/" )
@@ -261,9 +262,9 @@ void SongManager::LoadStepManiaSongDir( RString sDir, LoadingWindow *ld )
 			RString sSongDirName = arraySongDirs[j];
 
 			// this is a song directory. Load a new song.
-			if( ld )
+			if( pLoadingWindow )
 			{
-				ld->SetText( LOADING_SONGS.GetValue()+ssprintf("\n%s\n%s",
+				pLoadingWindow->SetText( LOADING_SONGS.GetValue()+ssprintf("\n%s\n%s",
 									  Basename(sGroupDirName).c_str(),
 									  Basename(sSongDirName).c_str()));
 			}
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ RString SongManager::ShortenGroupName( RString sLongGroupName )
 }
 
 static LocalizedString LOADING_COURSES ( "SongManager", "Loading courses..." );
-void SongManager::InitCoursesFromDisk( LoadingWindow *ld )
+void SongManager::InitCoursesFromDisk()
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "Loading courses." );
 
@@ -749,9 +750,9 @@ void SongManager::InitCoursesFromDisk( LoadingWindow *ld )
 
 		FOREACH_CONST( RString, vsCoursePaths, sCoursePath )
 		{
-			if( ld )
+			if( pLoadingWindow )
 			{
-				ld->SetText( LOADING_COURSES.GetValue()+ssprintf("\n%s\n%s",
+				pLoadingWindow->SetText( LOADING_COURSES.GetValue()+ssprintf("\n%s\n%s",
 					Basename(*sCourseGroup).c_str(),
 					Basename(*sCoursePath).c_str()));
 			}
diff --git a/src/SongManager.h b/src/SongManager.h
index 1c48792e30..4df49feae7 100644
--- a/src/SongManager.h
+++ b/src/SongManager.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef SONGMANAGER_H
 #define SONGMANAGER_H
 
-class LoadingWindow;
 class Song;
 class Style;
 class Steps;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 	SongManager();
 	~SongManager();
 
-	void InitSongsFromDisk( LoadingWindow *ld );
+	void InitSongsFromDisk();
 	void FreeSongs();
 	void Cleanup();
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public:
 
 	void LoadGroupSymLinks( RString sDir, RString sGroupFolder );
 
-	void InitCoursesFromDisk( LoadingWindow *ld );
+	void InitCoursesFromDisk();
 	void InitAutogenCourses();
 	void InitRandomAttacks();
 	void FreeCourses();
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ public:
 	void DeleteAutogenCourses();
 	void InvalidateCachedTrails();
 
-	void InitAll( LoadingWindow *ld );	// songs, courses, groups - everything.
-	void Reload( bool bAllowFastLoad, LoadingWindow *ld=NULL );	// songs, courses, groups - everything.
+	void InitAll();	// songs, courses, groups - everything.
+	void Reload( bool bAllowFastLoad);	// songs, courses, groups - everything.
 	void PreloadSongImages();
 
 	RString GetSongGroupBannerPath( RString sSongGroup ) const;
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ public:
 	void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
 
 protected:
-	void LoadStepManiaSongDir( RString sDir, LoadingWindow *ld );
+	void LoadStepManiaSongDir( RString sDir );
 	void LoadDWISongDir( RString sDir );
 	bool GetExtraStageInfoFromCourse( bool bExtra2, RString sPreferredGroup, Song*& pSongOut, Steps*& pStepsOut );
 	void SanityCheckGroupDir( RString sDir ) const;
diff --git a/src/StepMania.cpp b/src/StepMania.cpp
index 77ea3dd0f7..0134c68e4c 100644
--- a/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	INPUTQUEUE	= new InputQueue;
 	pLoadingWindow->SetText("Building song cache index...");
 	SONGINDEX	= new SongCacheIndex;
-	pLoadingWindow->SetText("Building banner cache...");
+	pLoadingWindow->SetText("Loading banner cache...");
 	BANNERCACHE	= new BannerCache;
 	//BACKGROUNDCACHE	= new BackgroundCache;