diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.cpp
index cf42cba07c..467c7b85b8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.cpp
@@ -233,17 +233,17 @@ CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromPlayerAndButton( PlayerNumber pn, CString
 
 CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromNoteSkinAndButton( CString NoteSkin, CString sButtonName, CString sElement, bool bOptional )
 {
-	CString ret = GetPathToFromDir( GetNoteSkinDir(NoteSkin), sButtonName+" "+sElement, bOptional );
+	CString ret = GetPathToFromDir( GetNoteSkinDir(NoteSkin), sButtonName+" "+sElement );
 	if( !ret.empty() )	// we found something
 		return ret;
 
 	// Search game default NoteSkin
-	ret = GetPathToFromDir( GetNoteSkinDir(GAME_BASE_NOTESKIN_NAME), sButtonName+" "+sElement, bOptional );
+	ret = GetPathToFromDir( GetNoteSkinDir(GAME_BASE_NOTESKIN_NAME), sButtonName+" "+sElement );
 	if( !ret.empty() )	// we found something
 		return ret;
 
 	// Search global default NoteSkin
-	ret = GetPathToFromDir( GLOBAL_BASE_NOTESKIN_DIR, "Fallback "+sElement, bOptional );
+	ret = GetPathToFromDir( GLOBAL_BASE_NOTESKIN_DIR, "Fallback "+sElement );
 	if( !ret.empty() )	// we found something
 		return ret;
 
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromNoteSkinAndButton( CString NoteSkin, CStri
 			GLOBAL_BASE_NOTESKIN_DIR.c_str() );
 }
 
-CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromDir( CString sDir, CString sFileName, bool bOptional )
+
+CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromDir( CString sDir, CString sFileName )
 {
 	CStringArray matches;		// fill this with the possible files
 
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ CString NoteSkinManager::GetPathToFromDir( CString sDir, CString sFileName, bool
 	{
 		CString sNewFileName = GetRedirContents(sPath);
 		
-		CString sNewPath = GetPathToFromDir(sDir, sNewFileName, bOptional);
+		CString sNewPath = GetPathToFromDir(sDir, sNewFileName);
 
 		if( !sNewPath.empty() )
 			return sNewPath;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.h b/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.h
index 8851d13c33..c9c2cc004a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteSkinManager.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
 	CString GetPathToFromPlayerAndCol( PlayerNumber pn, int col, CString sElement, bool bOptional=false );
 	CString GetPathToFromNoteSkinAndButton( CString NoteSkin, CString sButtonName, CString sElement, bool bOptional=false );
 	CString GetPathToFromPlayerAndButton( PlayerNumber pn, CString sButtonName, CString sElement, bool bOptional=false );
-	CString GetPathToFromDir( CString sDir, CString sFileName, bool bOptional=false );
 
 	CString		GetMetric( CString sNoteSkinName, CString sButtonName, CString sValue );
 	int			GetMetricI( CString sNoteSkinName, CString sButtonName, CString sValueName );
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 	CString GetNoteSkinDir( CString sSkinName );
 
 protected:
+	CString GetPathToFromDir( CString sDir, CString sFileName );
 
 	struct NoteSkinData
 	{