diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
index 2dc85151c1..a3682ac943 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool GameCommand::DescribesCurrentMode( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 		return false;
 	if( m_GoalType != GOAL_INVALID && PROFILEMAN->GetProfile(pn)->m_GoalType != m_GoalType )
 		return false;
-	if( !m_sProfileID.empty() && PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() != m_sProfileID )
+	if( !m_sProfileID.empty() && ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() != m_sProfileID )
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ void GameCommand::ApplySelf( const vector<PlayerNumber> &vpns ) const
 			PROFILEMAN->GetProfile(*pn)->m_GoalType = m_GoalType;
 	if( !m_sProfileID.empty() )
 		FOREACH_CONST( PlayerNumber, vpns, pn )
-			PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[*pn].Set( m_sProfileID );
+			ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[*pn].Set( m_sProfileID );
 
 	/* If we're going to stop music, do so before preparing new screens, so we don't
 	 * stop music between preparing screens and loading screens. */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 72b390aa74..5cc93b5bff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@ void TimeMeterSecondsChangeInit( size_t /*ScoreEvent*/ i, CString &sNameOut, flo
 	}
 }
 
-void DefaultLocalProfileIDInit( size_t /*PlayerNumber*/ i, CString &sNameOut, CString &defaultValueOut )
-{
-	sNameOut = "DefaultLocalProfileID" + PlayerNumberToString( (PlayerNumber)i );
-	defaultValueOut = "";
-}
-
 
 PrefsManager::PrefsManager() :
 	m_sCurrentGame			( "CurrentGame",			"" ),
@@ -325,7 +319,6 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager() :
 	m_sLanguage						( "Language",					"" ),	// ThemeManager will deal with this invalid language
 	m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir		( "MemoryCardProfileSubdir",	PRODUCT_NAME ),
 	m_iProductID					( "ProductID",					1 ),
-	m_sDefaultLocalProfileID		( DefaultLocalProfileIDInit, NUM_PLAYERS ),
 	m_bMemoryCards					( "MemoryCards",				false ),
 	m_iCenterImageTranslateX		( "CenterImageTranslateX",		0 ),
 	m_iCenterImageTranslateY		( "CenterImageTranslateY",		0 ),
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 3ac6433b95..49a6ff0075 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ public:
 	Preference<CString>	m_sLanguage;
 	Preference<CString>	m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir;	// the directory on a memory card to look in for a profile
 	Preference<int>		m_iProductID;		// Saved in HighScore to track what software version a score came from.
-	Preference1D<CString>	m_sDefaultLocalProfileID;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bMemoryCards;
 	Preference<int>		m_iCenterImageTranslateX;
 	Preference<int>		m_iCenterImageTranslateY;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
index 168943541b..42aed98a54 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 
 ProfileManager*	PROFILEMAN = NULL;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program
 
+static void DefaultLocalProfileIDInit( size_t /*PlayerNumber*/ i, CString &sNameOut, CString &defaultValueOut )
+{
+	sNameOut = "DefaultLocalProfileID" + PlayerNumberToString( (PlayerNumber)i );
+	defaultValueOut = "";
+}
+
+Preference1D<CString> ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID( DefaultLocalProfileIDInit, NUM_PLAYERS );
+
 #define NEW_MEM_CARD_NAME		""
 #define USER_PROFILES_DIR		"/Data/LocalProfiles/"
 #define MACHINE_PROFILE_DIR		"/Data/MachineProfile/"
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ ProfileLoadResult ProfileManager::LoadProfile( PlayerNumber pn, CString sProfile
 
 bool ProfileManager::LoadLocalProfileFromMachine( PlayerNumber pn )
 {
-	CString sProfileID = PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn];
+	CString sProfileID = m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn];
 	if( sProfileID.empty() )
 	{
 		m_sProfileDir[pn] = "";
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
index 9ca23dd8e5..cd657a87d3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "PlayerNumber.h"
 #include "GameConstantsAndTypes.h"
 #include "Difficulty.h"
+#include "Preference.h"
 
 class Profile;
 class Song;
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ public:
 	// Lua
 	void PushSelf( lua_State *L );
 
+	static Preference1D<CString> m_sDefaultLocalProfileID;
+
 private:
 	ProfileLoadResult LoadProfile( PlayerNumber pn, CString sProfileDir, bool bIsMemCard );
 	void GetMemoryCardProfileDirectoriesToTry( vector<CString> &asDirsToTry ) const;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsManageProfiles.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsManageProfiles.cpp
index 8310cf1347..7bcc9a5151 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsManageProfiles.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenOptionsManageProfiles.cpp
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ void ScreenOptionsManageProfiles::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 					PlayerNumber pn = (PlayerNumber)(ScreenMiniMenu::s_iLastRowCode - ProfileAction_SetDefaultP1);
 					PlayerNumber pnOpposite = OPPOSITE_PLAYER[ pn ];
 
-					PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Set( GetLocalProfileIDWithFocus() );
-					if( PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() == PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pnOpposite].Get() )
+					ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Set( GetLocalProfileIDWithFocus() );
+					if( ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() == ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pnOpposite].Get() )
 					{
 						int iIndex = GetLocalProfileIndexWithFocus();
 						iIndex++;
 						wrap( iIndex, m_vsLocalProfileID.size() );
-						PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pnOpposite].Set( m_vsLocalProfileID[iIndex] );
+						ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pnOpposite].Set( m_vsLocalProfileID[iIndex] );
 					}
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSMOnlineLogin.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSMOnlineLogin.cpp
index 8f3073553d..0d1cbbca9a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSMOnlineLogin.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSMOnlineLogin.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void ScreenSMOnlineLogin::ImportOptions( int iRow, const vector<PlayerNumber> &v
 
 			FOREACH_PlayerNumber( pn )
 			{
-				CStringArray::iterator iter = find(vsProfiles.begin(), vsProfiles.end(), PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() );
+				CStringArray::iterator iter = find(vsProfiles.begin(), vsProfiles.end(), ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Get() );
 				if( iter != vsProfiles.end() )
 					m_pRows[0]->SetOneSelection((PlayerNumber) pn, iter - vsProfiles.begin());
 			}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ScreenSMOnlineLogin::ExportOptions( int iRow, const vector<PlayerNumber> &v
 			PROFILEMAN->GetLocalProfileIDs( vsProfiles );
 
 			FOREACH_EnabledPlayer( pn )
-				PREFSMAN->m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Set( vsProfiles[m_pRows[0]->GetOneSelection(pn)] );
+				ProfileManager::m_sDefaultLocalProfileID[pn].Set( vsProfiles[m_pRows[0]->GetOneSelection(pn)] );
 		}
 		break;
 	}