diff --git a/stepmania/src/TrailUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/TrailUtil.cpp
index bd97d1981e..0d3a36ec9f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/TrailUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/TrailUtil.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ Trail *TrailID::ToTrail( const Course *p, bool bAllowNull ) const
 
 XNode* TrailID::CreateNode() const
 {
-	XNode* pNode = new XNode;
-	pNode->m_sName = "Trail";
+	XNode* pNode = new XNode( "Trail" );
 
 	pNode->AppendAttr( "StepsType", GameManager::StepsTypeToString(st) );
 	pNode->AppendAttr( "CourseDifficulty", CourseDifficultyToString(cd) );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Workout.cpp b/stepmania/src/Workout.cpp
index 885a311aa9..7221c3f34f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Workout.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Workout.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ bool Workout::SaveToFile( RString sFile )
 {
 	m_sFile = sFile;
 
-	XNode xml;
-	xml.m_sName = "Workout";
+	XNode xml( "Workout" );
 	xml.AppendChild( "Name", m_sName );
 	RString s;
 	xml.AppendChild( "WorkoutProgram", WorkoutProgramToString(m_WorkoutProgram) );