diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index e066fda7ff..cd1445be1e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ CString		g_sServerIP = "";
 
 const int SM_PORT = 573;	// "Ko" + "na" + "mitsu"
 
-/*------------------------------------------------
-	Common stuff
-------------------------------------------------*/
-int		flags = 0;		/* SDL video flags */
-int		window_w = SCREEN_WIDTH, window_h = SCREEN_HEIGHT;	/* window width and height */
-CString  g_sErrorString = "";
-
 static void ChangeToDirOfExecutable(const char *argv0)
 {
 	/* Make sure the current directory is the root program directory
@@ -104,10 +97,6 @@ static void ChangeToDirOfExecutable(const char *argv0)
 	}
 }
 
-void CreateLoadingWindow()
-{
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Name: ApplyGraphicOptions()
 // Desc:
@@ -187,6 +176,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	atexit(SDL_Quit);
 
+	CString  g_sErrorString = "";
+
 #ifndef _DEBUG
 	try{
 #endif