diff --git a/stepmania/src/ModIcon.cpp b/stepmania/src/ModIcon.cpp
index b49b99e740..0ed6184733 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ModIcon.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ModIcon.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ void ModIcon::Load( RString sMetricsGroup )
 	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommandsAndSetXYAndOnCommand( m_text, sMetricsGroup );
 	this->AddChild( &m_text );
 
-	CROP_TEXT_TO_LENGTH.Load( sMetricsGroup, "CropTextToLength" );
-	CROP_IF_LONGER_THAN.Load( sMetricsGroup, "CropIfLongerThan" );
+	CROP_TEXT_TO_WIDTH.Load( sMetricsGroup, "CropTextToWidth" );
 
 	Set("");
 }
@@ -62,10 +61,8 @@ void ModIcon::Set( const RString &_sText )
 	m_sprFilled->SetVisible( !bVacant );
 	m_sprEmpty->SetVisible( bVacant );
 
-	if( (int)sText.length() > CROP_IF_LONGER_THAN )
-		sText = sText.Left(CROP_TEXT_TO_LENGTH); 
-
 	m_text.SetText( sText );
+	m_text.CropToWidth( CROP_TEXT_TO_WIDTH );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ModIcon.h b/stepmania/src/ModIcon.h
index 575e8dbf94..901430129c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ModIcon.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ModIcon.h
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ protected:
 	AutoActor	m_sprFilled;
 	AutoActor	m_sprEmpty;
 
-	ThemeMetric<int> CROP_TEXT_TO_LENGTH;
-	ThemeMetric<int> CROP_IF_LONGER_THAN;
+	ThemeMetric<int> CROP_TEXT_TO_WIDTH;
 };
 
 #endif