diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index 267551c330..f659aaa39e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -197,11 +197,7 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::LoadHelpText()
 {
 	vector<CString> vs;
 	CString s = THEME->GetString(m_sName,"HelpText");
-	split( s, "\n", vs );
-
-	// hack to get newlines in a tip
-	FOREACH( CString, vs, s )
-		s->Replace( "\\n", "\n" );
+	split( s, "::", vs );
 
 	m_textHelp->SetTips( vs );
 	m_textHelp->PlayCommand( "Changed" );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
index a7ab1bf7b7..8657e4f1a3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -778,10 +778,6 @@ void ThemeManager::EvaluateString( RString &sText )
 	 * Still do font aliases on the resulting string. */
 	LuaHelpers::RunAtExpressionS( sText );
 
-	// "::" means newline since you can't use line breaks in an ini file.
-	// XXX: this makes it impossible to put a colon at the end of a line, eg: "Color:\nRed"
-	sText.Replace("::","\n");
-
 	FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( sText );
 }