diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageTimer.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageTimer.cpp
index ed5b27da59..388c17f954 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageTimer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageTimer.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include "SDL-1.2.5/include/SDL.h"
 #include "SDL-1.2.5/include/SDL_timer.h"
  
-RageTimer*		TIMER	= NULL;
-
 const float SECS_IN_DAY	=	60*60*24;
 
 /* XXX: SDL_GetTicks() wraps every month or so.  Handle it. */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageTimer.h b/stepmania/src/RageTimer.h
index 97fa9766ae..bdea8d6839 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageTimer.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageTimer.h
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ private:
 	int m_iLastDeltaTime;
 };
 
-
-
-extern RageTimer*		TIMER;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program
-
 #endif
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 7db3f5225f..5f2fab4ef6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 	LOG->ShowConsole();
 #endif
-	TIMER		= new RageTimer;
 	GAMESTATE	= new GameState;
 	PREFSMAN	= new PrefsManager;
 	GAMEMAN		= new GameManager;
@@ -316,7 +315,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	SAFE_DELETE( MUSIC );
 	SAFE_DELETE( SOUND );
 	SAFE_DELETE( SOUNDMAN );
-	SAFE_DELETE( TIMER );
 	SAFE_DELETE( FONT );
 	SAFE_DELETE( TEXTUREMAN );
 	SAFE_DELETE( DISPLAY );
@@ -417,6 +415,7 @@ static void HandleInputEvents(float fDeltaTime)
 
 void GameLoop()
 {
+	RageTimer timer;
 	while(1)
 	{
 		// process all queued events
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ void GameLoop()
 		/*
 		 * Update
 		 */
-		float fDeltaTime = TIMER->GetDeltaTime();
+		float fDeltaTime = timer.GetDeltaTime();
 		
 		// This was a hack to fix timing issues with the old ScreenSelectSong
 		// See ScreenManager::Update comments for why we shouldn't do this. -glenn