diff --git a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
index 3b358bbbf2..667384b214 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
@@ -223,17 +223,14 @@ void IMessageSubscriber::ClearMessages( const RString sMessage )
 	}
 
 	for( int i=m_aMessages.size()-1; i>=0; i-- )
-		if( m_aMessages[i].sMessage == sMessage )
+		if( m_aMessages[i] == sMessage )
 			m_aMessages.erase( m_aMessages.begin()+i ); 
 }
 
 void IMessageSubscriber::HandleMessageInternal( const RString& sMessage )
 {
-	QueuedMessage QM;
-	QM.sMessage = sMessage;
-
 	g_Mutex.Lock();
-	m_aMessages.push_back( QM );
+	m_aMessages.push_back( sMessage );
 	g_Mutex.Unlock();
 }
 
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ void IMessageSubscriber::ProcessMessages( float fDeltaTime )
 	for( unsigned i = 0; i < m_aMessages.size(); ++i )
 	{
 		/* Remove the message from the list. */
-		const RString sMessage = m_aMessages[i].sMessage;
+		const RString sMessage = m_aMessages[i];
 		m_aMessages.erase( m_aMessages.begin()+i );
 		--i;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
index 79b97548b4..7df081cf68 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
@@ -141,12 +141,8 @@ public:
 	void ClearMessages( const RString sMessage = "" );
 
 private:
-	struct QueuedMessage
-	{
-		RString sMessage;
-	};
 	void HandleMessageInternal( const RString& sMessage );
-	vector<QueuedMessage> m_aMessages;
+	vector<RString> m_aMessages;
 
 	friend class MessageManager;
 };