diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.cpp
index da0335d710..9c90fe362d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ MemoryCardDriverThreaded::MemoryCardDriverThreaded() :
 	m_mutexStorageDevices("StorageDevices")
 {
 	m_bShutdownNextUpdate = false;
-	m_bResetNextUpdate = false;
 	m_bStorageDevicesChanged = false;
 }
 
@@ -64,11 +63,6 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded::MountThreadMain()
 	while( !m_bShutdownNextUpdate )
 	{      
 		LockMut( m_mutexPause );	// wait until we're unpaused
-		if( m_bResetNextUpdate )
-		{
-			this->MountThreadReset();
-			m_bResetNextUpdate = false;
-		}
 		this->MountThreadDoOneUpdate();
 	}
 }
@@ -112,11 +106,6 @@ bool MemoryCardDriverThreaded::MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CSt
 	return true;
 }
 
-void MemoryCardDriverThreaded::ResetUsbStorage()
-{
-	m_bResetNextUpdate = true;
-}
-
 /*
  * (c) 2003-2004 Chris Danford
  * All rights reserved.
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.h
index 551712aca3..d43aa5b9ec 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool StorageDevicesChanged();
 	virtual void GetStorageDevices( vector<UsbStorageDevice>& vStorageDevicesOut );
 	virtual bool MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString sMountPoint );
-    virtual void ResetUsbStorage();
 	virtual void PauseMountingThread();
 	virtual void UnPauseMountingThread();
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ private:
 
 	RageThread m_threadMemoryCardMount;
 	bool m_bShutdownNextUpdate;
-	bool m_bResetNextUpdate;
 
 	// Aquire this before detecting devices or reading/writing devices.
 	// Calling Pause() and Unpause will lock/unlock this so that the mounting thread 
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ private:
 
 protected:
 	void StartThread();	// call this in the derived constructor to start the mounting thread
-	virtual void MountThreadReset() = 0;
 	virtual void MountThreadDoOneUpdate() = 0;	// this will get called as fast as possible
 	virtual void Mount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString sMountPoint ) = 0;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
index 3cb7caae76..a64238c0a5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux()
 	this->StartThread();
 }
 
-void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MountThreadReset()
+void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::ResetUsbStorage()
 {
 	//
 	// if usb-storage gets in a bad state, resetting usb-storage will sometimes fix it.
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MountThreadReset()
 	
 	m_vDevicesLastSeen.clear();
 	m_bForceRedetect = true;
+
+	MountThreadDoOneUpdate();
 }
 
 void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MountThreadDoOneUpdate()
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MountThreadDoOneUpdate()
 	
 	if( m_bForceRedetect )
 	{
-	  m_bForceRedetect = false;
+		m_bForceRedetect = false;
 		// fall through
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.h
index c14d1a98ea..c96e044035 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Flush( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice );
 protected:
 	virtual void Mount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString sMountPoint );
-	virtual void MountThreadReset();
+	virtual void ResetUsbStorage();
 	virtual void MountThreadDoOneUpdate();
 
 	int m_fd;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
index 1325c478de..78f8cbc24d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static bool TestWrite( CCStringRef sDrive )
 	return true;
 }
 
-void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::MountThreadReset()
+void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::ResetUsbStorage()
 {
 	m_dwLastLogicalDrives = 0;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.h
index 4ac398f714..374856d39e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Flush( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice );
 protected:
 	virtual void Mount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString sMountPoint );
-	virtual void MountThreadReset();
+    virtual void ResetUsbStorage();
 	virtual void MountThreadDoOneUpdate();
 
 	DWORD m_dwLastLogicalDrives;