diff --git a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
index 08f48ba32a..0fcaacf28a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ XNode* Profile::SaveGeneralDataCreateNode() const
 			int iNumPlays = iter->second;
 
 			XNode *pStyleNode = s.CreateNode();
-			pStyleNode->SetTextValue( iNumPlays );
+			pStyleNode->AppendAttr(XNode::TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, iNumPlays );
 
 			pNumSongsPlayedByStyle->AppendChild( pStyleNode );
 		}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
index 44fa12e260..70938c953d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFile.h
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ public:
 	static const RString TEXT_ATTRIBUTE;
 	template <typename T>
 	void GetTextValue( T &out ) const { GetAttrValue(TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, out); }
-	template <typename T>
-	void SetTextValue( const T val ) { AppendAttr(TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, val); }
 
 	// in own attribute list
 	const XNodeValue *GetAttr( const RString &sAttrName ) const; 
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
 	// modify DOM
 	template <typename T>
-	XNode *AppendChild( const RString &sName, T value )	{ XNode *p=new XNode(sName); p->SetTextValue(value); return AppendChild(p); }
+	XNode *AppendChild( const RString &sName, T value )	{ XNode *p=AppendChild(sName); p->AppendAttr(XNode::TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, value); return p; }
 	XNode *AppendChild( const RString &sName )		{ XNode *p=new XNode(sName); return AppendChild(p); }
 	XNode *AppendChild( XNode *node );
 	bool RemoveChild( XNode *node, bool bDelete = true );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/XmlFileUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/XmlFileUtil.cpp
index a03c56fcae..d3b7240b5e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/XmlFileUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/XmlFileUtil.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ unsigned LoadInternal( XNode *pNode, const RString &xml, RString &sErrorOut, uns
 		iOffset = iEnd;
 		ReplaceEntityText( sValue, g_mapEntitiesToChars );
 
-		pNode->SetTextValue( sValue );
+		pNode->AppendAttr(XNode::TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, sValue );
 	}
 
 	// generate child nodes
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ unsigned LoadInternal( XNode *pNode, const RString &xml, RString &sErrorOut, uns
 
 				iOffset = iEnd;
 				ReplaceEntityText( sValue, g_mapEntitiesToChars );
-				pNode->SetTextValue( sValue );
+				pNode->AppendAttr(XNode::TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, sValue );
 			}
 		}
 	}