diff --git a/stepmania/src/AdjustSync.cpp b/stepmania/src/AdjustSync.cpp
index 21cea42a8b..ca26671bee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AdjustSync.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/AdjustSync.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ void AdjustSync::AutosyncTempo()
 		// be enough in most cases.
 		float fFilteredError = 0.0;
 		s_iStepsFiltered = s_vAutosyncTempoData.size();
-		FilterHighErrorPoints( &s_vAutosyncTempoData,
-		                       fSlope, fIntercept, ERROR_TOO_HIGH );
+		FilterHighErrorPoints( s_vAutosyncTempoData, fSlope, fIntercept, ERROR_TOO_HIGH );
 		s_iStepsFiltered -= s_vAutosyncTempoData.size();
 
 		if( !CalcLeastSquares( s_vAutosyncTempoData, fSlope, fIntercept, fFilteredError ) )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index b504f5caa8..38b5f60ceb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -1027,21 +1027,20 @@ bool CalcLeastSquares( const vector< pair<float, float> > &vCoordinates,
 	return true;
 }
 
-void FilterHighErrorPoints( vector< pair<float, float> > *vCoordinates,
+void FilterHighErrorPoints( vector< pair<float, float> > &vCoordinates,
                             float fSlope, float fIntercept, float fCutoff )
 {
 	unsigned int iOut = 0;
-	for( unsigned int iIn = 0; iIn < vCoordinates->size(); ++iIn )
+	for( unsigned int iIn = 0; iIn < vCoordinates.size(); ++iIn )
 	{
-		float fError = ((*vCoordinates)[iIn].second - 
-		                (fIntercept + fSlope * (*vCoordinates)[iIn].first));
+		const float fError = fIntercept + fSlope * vCoordinates[iIn].first - vCoordinates[iIn].second;
 		if( fabsf(fError) < fCutoff )
 		{
-			(*vCoordinates)[iOut] = (*vCoordinates)[iIn];
+			vCoordinates[iOut] = vCoordinates[iIn];
 			++iOut;
 		}
 	}
-	vCoordinates->resize(iOut);
+	vCoordinates.resize( iOut );
 }
 
 void TrimLeft( RString &sStr, const char *s )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index 8892cef5d6..1c31c811aa 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ bool CalcLeastSquares( const vector< pair<float, float> > &vCoordinates,
  * This method throws away any points that are more than fCutoff away from
  * the line defined by fSlope and fIntercept.
  */
-void FilterHighErrorPoints( vector< pair<float, float> > *vCoordinates,
+void FilterHighErrorPoints( vector< pair<float, float> > &vCoordinates,
                             float fSlope, float fIntercept, float fCutoff );
 
 template<class T1, class T2>