diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
index 57a1a20254..1f12355cdf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ try_element_again:
 	if( category != Other )
 		res = Dialog::AbortRetryIgnore(sMessage, "MissingThemeElement");
 	else
-		res = Dialog::RetryCancel(sMessage, "MissingThemeElement");
+		res = Dialog::AbortRetry(sMessage, "MissingThemeElement");
 	switch( res )
 	{
 	case Dialog::retry:
@@ -562,9 +562,7 @@ try_element_again:
 
 		Cache[sFileName] = GetPath( category, "", "_missing" );
 		return Cache[sFileName];
-	/* XXX: "abort" and "cancel" are synonyms; merge */
 	case Dialog::abort:
-	case Dialog::cancel:
 		RageException::Throw( "Theme element '%s/%s' could not be found in '%s' or '%s'.", 
 			sCategory.c_str(),
 			sFileName.c_str(), 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
index bf5b1fb9f0..34b5964b50 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
@@ -169,23 +169,23 @@ Dialog::Result Dialog::AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 	return ret;
 }
 
-Dialog::Result Dialog::RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID )
+Dialog::Result Dialog::AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 {
 	Dialog::Init();
 
 	LOG->Trace( "Dialog: \"%s\" [%s]", sMessage.c_str(), ID.c_str() );
 
 	if( ID != "" && MessageIsIgnored( ID ) )
-		return g_NullDriver.RetryCancel( sMessage, ID );
+		return g_NullDriver.AbortRetry( sMessage, ID );
 
 	g_bIsShowingDialog = true;
 
 	// only show Dialog if windowed
 	Dialog::Result ret;
 	if( !g_bWindowed )
-		ret = g_NullDriver.RetryCancel( sMessage, ID );
+		ret = g_NullDriver.AbortRetry( sMessage, ID );
 	else
-		ret = g_pImpl->RetryCancel( sMessage, ID );	// call derived version
+		ret = g_pImpl->AbortRetry( sMessage, ID );	// call derived version
 	
 	g_bIsShowingDialog = false;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.h b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.h
index d770efdf80..e70ef422ec 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ namespace Dialog
 	void SetWindowed( bool bWindowed );
 	bool IsShowingDialog();
 
-	enum Result { abort, retry, ignore, cancel };
+	enum Result { abort, retry, ignore };
 	void Error( CString error, CString ID = "" );
 	void OK( CString sMessage, CString ID = "" );
 	Result AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID = "" );
-	Result RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID = "" );
+	Result AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID = "" );
 
 	/* for DialogDrivers */
 	void IgnoreMessage( CString ID );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver.h b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver.h
index 5660573f7c..88459dc39d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Error( CString sMessage, CString ID ) { printf("Error: %s\n", sMessage.c_str()); }
 	virtual void OK( CString sMessage, CString ID ) {}
 	virtual Dialog::Result AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID ) { return Dialog::ignore; } 
-	virtual Dialog::Result RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID ) { return Dialog::cancel; } 
+	virtual Dialog::Result AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID ) { return Dialog::abort; } 
 
 	virtual CString Init() { return ""; }
 	virtual ~DialogDriver() { }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Cocoa.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Cocoa.cpp
index e758ed4358..8a34789a78 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Cocoa.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Cocoa.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void DialogDriver_Cocoa::Error( CString sError, CString ID )
 	CFRelease(error);
 }
 
+// XXX: should show three options, not two
 Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Cocoa::AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 {
 	CFStringRef error = CFStringCreateWithCString( NULL, sMessage, kCFStringEncodingASCII );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
index 1a6746dd25..39c0a76468 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString I
 	}
 } 
 
-Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID )
+Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_SDL)
 	SDL_PumpEvents();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Dialog::Result DialogDriver_Win32::RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 	{
 	case IDRETRY:	return Dialog::retry;
 	default:	ASSERT(0);
-	case IDCANCEL:	return Dialog::cancel;
+	case IDCANCEL:	return Dialog::abort;
 	}
 } 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.h b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.h
index e13b359a1e..cf2433906e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/DialogDriver_Win32.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public:
 	void Error( CString sMessage, CString ID );
 	void OK( CString sMessage, CString ID );
 	Dialog::Result AbortRetryIgnore( CString sMessage, CString ID );
-	Dialog::Result RetryCancel( CString sMessage, CString ID );
+	Dialog::Result AbortRetry( CString sMessage, CString ID );
 };
 
 #define HAVE_DIALOG_WIN32