diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
index 6b68d75f46..6e36f55d3e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.cpp
@@ -364,12 +364,22 @@ static void JudgeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const ConfOption *pConfOption
 	MoveMap( sel, PREFSMAN->m_fJudgeWindowScale, ToSel, mapping, ARRAYSIZE(mapping) );
 }
 
-void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const ConfOption *pConfOption )
+static void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const ConfOption *pConfOption )
 {
 	const float mapping[] = { 1.60f,1.40f,1.20f,1.00f,0.80f,0.60f,0.40f };
 	MoveMap( sel, PREFSMAN->m_fLifeDifficultyScale, ToSel, mapping, ARRAYSIZE(mapping) );
 }
 
+static int GetLifeDifficulty()
+{
+	int iLifeDifficulty;
+	LifeDifficulty( iLifeDifficulty, true, NULL );	
+	iLifeDifficulty++;	// LifeDifficulty returns an index
+	return iLifeDifficulty;
+}
+#include "LuaFunctions.h"
+LuaFunction( GetLifeDifficulty, GetLifeDifficulty() );
+
 static void ShowSongOptions( int &sel, bool ToSel, const ConfOption *pConfOption )
 {
 	const PrefsManager::Maybe mapping[] = { PrefsManager::NO,PrefsManager::YES,PrefsManager::ASK };
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
index aa179ed096..552e20b66e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ struct ConfOption
 	void (*MakeOptionsListCB)( CStringArray &out );
 };
 
-
-// HACK: This is used by ScreenTitleMenu
-void LifeDifficulty( int &sel, bool ToSel, const ConfOption *pConfOption );
-
-
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
index 8cb60e292b..e3f033d21e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "LightsManager.h"
 #include "CommonMetrics.h"
 #include "Game.h"
-#include "ScreenOptionsMasterPrefs.h"
 
 #define MAX_STAGES_TEXT				THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"MaxStagesText")
 #define COIN_MODE_CHANGE_SCREEN		THEME->GetMetric (m_sName,"CoinModeChangeScreen")
@@ -68,25 +67,6 @@ void ScreenTitleMenu::Init()
 	this->AddChild( &m_textSongs );
 	SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_textSongs );
 
-	m_textMaxStages.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF(m_sName,"MaxStages") );
-	m_textMaxStages.SetName( "MaxStages" );
-	CString sText = 
-		GAMESTATE->IsEventMode() ?
-		CString("event mode") :
-		ssprintf( "%d %s%s max", PREFSMAN->m_iSongsPerPlay.Get(), MAX_STAGES_TEXT.c_str(), (PREFSMAN->m_iSongsPerPlay>1)?"s":"" );
-	m_textMaxStages.SetText( sText );
-	this->AddChild( &m_textMaxStages );
-	SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_textMaxStages );
-
-	m_textLifeDifficulty.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF(m_sName,"LifeDifficulty") );
-	m_textLifeDifficulty.SetName( "LifeDifficulty" );
-	int iLifeDifficulty;
-	LifeDifficulty( iLifeDifficulty, true, NULL );	
-	iLifeDifficulty++;	// LifeDifficulty returns an index
-	m_textLifeDifficulty.SetText( ssprintf( "life difficulty %d", iLifeDifficulty ) );
-	this->AddChild( &m_textLifeDifficulty );
-	SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_textLifeDifficulty );
-
 	this->SortByDrawOrder();
 
 	SOUND->PlayOnceFromAnnouncer( "title menu game name" );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
index f1c3018eb3..c46ce71e1c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenTitleMenu.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ private:
 	AutoActor		m_sprLogo;
 	BitmapText		m_textVersion;
 	BitmapText		m_textSongs;
-	BitmapText		m_textMaxStages;
-	BitmapText		m_textLifeDifficulty;
 };
 
 #endif