diff --git a/stepmania/src/TitleSubstitution.cpp b/stepmania/src/TitleSubstitution.cpp
index 908df85eb8..e7036479cc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/TitleSubstitution.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/TitleSubstitution.cpp
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ void TitleSubst::Subst( TitleFields &tf )
 		{
 			if( ttab[i]->translit )
 				tf.TitleTranslit = tf.Title;
-			tf.Title = ttab[i]->Dest.Title;
+			tf.Title = (ttab[i]->Dest.Title != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.Title: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.Title );
 		}
 		if( !ttab[i]->Dest.Subtitle.empty() && tf.Subtitle != ttab[i]->Dest.Subtitle )
 		{
 			if( ttab[i]->translit )
 				tf.SubtitleTranslit = tf.Subtitle;
-			tf.Subtitle = ttab[i]->Dest.Subtitle;
+			tf.Subtitle = (ttab[i]->Dest.Subtitle != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.Subtitle: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.Subtitle );
 		}
 		if( !ttab[i]->Dest.Artist.empty() && tf.Artist != ttab[i]->Dest.Artist )
 		{
 			if( ttab[i]->translit )
 				tf.ArtistTranslit = tf.Artist;
-			tf.Artist = ttab[i]->Dest.Artist;
+			tf.Artist = (ttab[i]->Dest.Artist != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.Artist: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.Artist );
 		}
 
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ void TitleSubst::Subst( TitleFields &tf )
 		 * correct data.  Should be used sparingly. */
 		if( !ttab[i]->Dest.TitleTranslit.empty() )
 		{
-			tf.TitleTranslit = ttab[i]->Dest.TitleTranslit;
+			tf.TitleTranslit = (ttab[i]->Dest.TitleTranslit != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.TitleTranslit: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.TitleTranslit );
 		}
 		if( !ttab[i]->Dest.SubtitleTranslit.empty() )
 		{
-			tf.SubtitleTranslit = ttab[i]->Dest.SubtitleTranslit;
+			tf.SubtitleTranslit = (ttab[i]->Dest.SubtitleTranslit != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.SubtitleTranslit: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.SubtitleTranslit );
 		}
 		if( !ttab[i]->Dest.ArtistTranslit.empty() )
 		{
-			tf.ArtistTranslit = ttab[i]->Dest.ArtistTranslit;
+			tf.ArtistTranslit = (ttab[i]->Dest.ArtistTranslit != "-erase-")? ttab[i]->Dest.ArtistTranslit: "";
 			FontCharAliases::ReplaceMarkers( tf.ArtistTranslit );
 		}
 	}