diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index cbeea90896..a4ad8880e5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -83,12 +83,8 @@ void ActorFrame::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "UpdateRate", m_fUpdateRate );
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "FOV", m_fFOV );
-	
-	RString s;
-	if( pNode->GetAttrValue( "VanishX", s ) )
-		m_fVanishX = LuaHelpers::RunExpressionF( s );
-	if( pNode->GetAttrValue( "VanishY", s ) )
-		m_fVanishY = LuaHelpers::RunExpressionF( s );
+	pNode->GetAttrValue( "VanishX", m_fVanishX );
+	pNode->GetAttrValue( "VanishY", m_fVanishY );
 	m_bOverrideLighting = pNode->GetAttrValue( "Lighting", m_bLighting );
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 82cfcfa6cc..a90e4875dd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -180,12 +180,9 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode, Actor *
 	ASSERT( pNode );
 
 	{
-		RString expr;
-		if( pNode->GetAttrValue("Condition",expr) )
-		{
-			if( !LuaHelpers::RunExpressionB(expr) )
-				return NULL;
-		}
+		bool bCond;
+		if( pNode->GetAttrValue("Condition", bCond) && !bCond )
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
 	// Load Params
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index e4c1724ef5..bd54b69772 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,9 @@ void BGAnimation::AddLayersFromAniDir( const RString &_sAniDir, const XNode *pNo
 			RString sImportDir;
 			if( pKey->GetAttrValue("Import", sImportDir) )
 			{
-				RString expr;
-				if( pKey->GetAttrValue("Condition",expr) )
-				{
-					if( !LuaHelpers::RunExpressionB( expr ) )
-						continue;
-				}
+				bool bCond;
+				if( pKey->GetAttrValue("Condition",bCond) && !bCond )
+					continue;
 
 				// import a whole BGAnimation
 				sImportDir = sAniDir + sImportDir;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 6c7a9b747e..bfc2722470 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -370,12 +370,9 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 	CHECKPOINT_M( ssprintf( "BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni \"%s\"", sAniDir.c_str() ) );
 
 	{
-		RString expr;
-		if( pNode->GetAttrValue("Condition", expr) )
-		{
-			if( !LuaHelpers::RunExpressionB(expr) )
-				return;
-		}
+		bool bCond;
+		if( pNode->GetAttrValue("Condition", bCond) && !bCond )
+			return;
 	}
 
 	bool bStretch = false;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index 8242ed5111..48acb66f00 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -544,11 +544,6 @@ float LuaHelpers::RunExpressionF( const RString &str )
 	return result;
 }
 
-int LuaHelpers::RunExpressionI( const RString &str )
-{
-	return (int) LuaHelpers::RunExpressionF(str);
-}
-
 void LuaHelpers::RunExpressionS( const RString &str, RString &sOut )
 {
 	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
index 7725e82be2..f1d8b102d7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ namespace LuaHelpers
 	/* Run an expression in the global environment, returning the given type. */
 	bool RunExpressionB( const RString &str );
 	float RunExpressionF( const RString &str );
-	int RunExpressionI( const RString &str );
 	void RunExpressionS( const RString &str, RString &sOut );
 
 	/* If sStr begins with @, evaluate the rest as an expression and store the result over sStr. */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PaneDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/PaneDisplay.cpp
index 9a9744deca..a5a5069232 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PaneDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PaneDisplay.cpp
@@ -110,10 +110,12 @@ void PaneDisplay::LoadFromNode( const RString &sDir, const XNode *pNode )
 	b = pNode->GetAttrValue( "MetricsGroup", sMetricsGroup );
 	ASSERT( b );
 
-	RString sPlayerNumber;
-	b = pNode->GetAttrValue( "PlayerNumber", sPlayerNumber );
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+	b = pNode->PushAttrValue( L, "PlayerNumber" );
 	ASSERT( b );
-	PlayerNumber pn = (PlayerNumber) LuaHelpers::RunExpressionI(sPlayerNumber);
+	PlayerNumber pn;
+	LuaHelpers::Pop( L, pn );
+	LUA->Release( L );
 
 	Load( sMetricsGroup, pn );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RollingNumbers.cpp b/stepmania/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
index 11cd4f0fc7..0c6807cc32 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@ void RollingNumbers::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 	ThemeManager::EvaluateString( m_sFormat );
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "ApproachSeconds", m_fApproachSeconds );
 	
-	RString sTargetNumber;
-	if( pNode->GetAttrValue( "TargetNumber", sTargetNumber ) )
-	{
-		float fTargetNumber = LuaHelpers::RunExpressionF(sTargetNumber);
+	float fTargetNumber;
+	if( pNode->GetAttrValue( "TargetNumber", fTargetNumber ) )
 		SetTargetNumber( fTargetNumber );
-	}
 
 	UpdateText();
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayAliveTime.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayAliveTime.cpp
index 307cfe4c1c..26dbc1ab5d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayAliveTime.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayAliveTime.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ void ScoreDisplayAliveTime::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNod
 	BitmapText::LoadFromNode( sDir, pNode );
 
 	{
-		RString sPlayerNumber;
-		bool b = pNode->GetAttrValue( "PlayerNumber", sPlayerNumber );
+		Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+		bool b = pNode->PushAttrValue( L, "PlayerNumber" );
 		ASSERT( b );
-		m_PlayerNumber = (PlayerNumber) LuaHelpers::RunExpressionI(sPlayerNumber);
+		LuaHelpers::Pop( L, m_PlayerNumber );
+		LUA->Release( L );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayCalories.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayCalories.cpp
index 61be18cea1..424531eae0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayCalories.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayCalories.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ void ScoreDisplayCalories::LoadFromNode( const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode
 	RollingNumbers::LoadFromNode( sDir, pNode );
 
 	{
-		RString sPlayerNumber;
-		bool b = pNode->GetAttrValue( "PlayerNumber", sPlayerNumber );
+		Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+		bool b = pNode->PushAttrValue( L, "PlayerNumber" );
 		ASSERT( b );
-		m_PlayerNumber = (PlayerNumber) LuaHelpers::RunExpressionI(sPlayerNumber);
+		LuaHelpers::Pop( L, m_PlayerNumber );
+		LUA->Release( L );
 	}
 	
 	m_sMessageOnStep = ssprintf("StepP%d",m_PlayerNumber+1);