diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
index c75e918575..af4073039f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/InputHandler/InputHandler_DirectInput.cpp
@@ -670,13 +670,9 @@ static wchar_t ScancodeAndKeysToChar( DWORD scancode, unsigned char keys[256] )
 
 	if( pToUnicodeEx != NULL )
 	{
-#if _MSC_VER == 1400
-		return ConvertCodepageToWString( RString()+(char)result[0], CP_ACP )[0];
-#else		
-		int iNum = pToUnicodeEx( vk, scancode, keys, result, 2, 0, layout );
+		int iNum = pToUnicodeEx( vk, scancode, keys, (LPWSTR)result, 2, 0, layout );
 		if( iNum == 1 )
 			return result[0];
-#endif
 	}
 	else
 	{