diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index db6e83e36e..014cb7a9a5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ void GameState::Reset()
 	EndGame();
 	
 	/* Don't do the OS mount for cards during the attract screens.  Only do OS mounts in
-	 * the time between BeginGame and PlayersFinalized.  XXX: I think we do that anyway,
-	 * when m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary is true.  Can we remove this? */
+	 * the time between BeginGame and PlayersFinalized.  I think we do that anyway (except
+	 * for background write tests, which happen anyway unless the memory card thread is
+	 * paused).  Can we remove this? */
 	MEMCARDMAN->LockCards();
 	
 	ASSERT( THEME );
@@ -274,8 +275,7 @@ void GameState::PlayersFinalized()
 			ApplyModifiers( pn, DEFAULT_CPU_MODIFIERS );
 	}
 
-	if( PREFSMAN->m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary )
-		MEMCARDMAN->UnmountAllUsedCards();
+	MEMCARDMAN->UnmountAllUsedCards();
 	MEMCARDMAN->UnPauseMountingThread();
 }
 
@@ -351,8 +351,7 @@ void GameState::EndGame()
 	}
 
 	MEMCARDMAN->PauseMountingThread();
-	if( PREFSMAN->m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary )
-		MEMCARDMAN->MountAllUsedCards();
+	MEMCARDMAN->MountAllUsedCards();
 
 	BOOKKEEPER->WriteToDisk();
 	PROFILEMAN->SaveAllProfiles();
@@ -365,8 +364,7 @@ void GameState::EndGame()
 		PROFILEMAN->UnloadProfile( pn );
 	}
 
-	if( PREFSMAN->m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary )
-		MEMCARDMAN->UnmountAllUsedCards();
+	MEMCARDMAN->UnmountAllUsedCards();
 	
 	// Reset the USB storage device numbers -after- saving
 	CHECKPOINT;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
index a064d749aa..d508945915 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ void MemoryCardManager::TryMountAllCards()
 	}
 }
 
-/* When m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary, called in EndGame just before writing the
- * profile.  Should block. */
+/* Called in EndGame just before writing the profile.  Should block. */
 void MemoryCardManager::MountAllUsedCards()
 {
 	FOREACH_EnabledPlayer( p )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index fa3697bb31..eeab00c531 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ void PrefsManager::Init()
 		m_iMemoryCardUsbPort[p] = -1;
 		m_iMemoryCardUsbLevel[p] = -1;
 	}
-	m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary = false;
 	
 	m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir = PRODUCT_NAME;
 	m_iProductID = 1;
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadPrefsFromFile( CString sIni )
 		ini.GetValue( "Options", ssprintf("MemoryCardUsbPortP%d",p+1),		m_iMemoryCardUsbPort[p] );
 		ini.GetValue( "Options", ssprintf("MemoryCardUsbLevelP%d",p+1),		m_iMemoryCardUsbLevel[p] );
 	}
-	ini.GetValue( "Options", "MemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary",			m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary );
 
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "CenterImageTranslateX",			m_iCenterImageTranslateX );
 	ini.GetValue( "Options", "CenterImageTranslateY",			m_iCenterImageTranslateY );
@@ -766,7 +764,6 @@ void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToDisk() const
 		ini.SetValue( "Options", ssprintf("MemoryCardUsbPortP%d",p+1),		m_iMemoryCardUsbPort[p] );
 		ini.SetValue( "Options", ssprintf("MemoryCardUsbLevelP%d",p+1),		m_iMemoryCardUsbLevel[p] );
 	}
-	ini.SetValue( "Options", "MemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary",			m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary );
 
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "CenterImageTranslateX",			m_iCenterImageTranslateX );
 	ini.SetValue( "Options", "CenterImageTranslateY",			m_iCenterImageTranslateY );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 4e30bc93c7..9bff2b5993 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ public:
 	int				m_iMemoryCardUsbBus[NUM_PLAYERS];	// look for this bus when assigning cards.  -1 = match any
 	int				m_iMemoryCardUsbPort[NUM_PLAYERS];	// look for this port when assigning cards.  -1 = match any
 	int				m_iMemoryCardUsbLevel[NUM_PLAYERS];	// look for this level when assigning cards.  -1 = match any
-	bool				m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary;
 	int				m_iCenterImageTranslateX;
 	int				m_iCenterImageTranslateY;
 	int				m_fCenterImageAddWidth;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
index e4ed61f6a5..e417d79d6c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ void ScreenEvaluation::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType t
 				PROFILEMAN->IsUsingProfile(pn) )
 			{
 				MEMCARDMAN->PauseMountingThread();
-				if( PROFILEMAN->ProfileWasLoadedFromMemoryCard(pn) && PREFSMAN->m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary )
+				if( PROFILEMAN->ProfileWasLoadedFromMemoryCard(pn) )
 					MEMCARDMAN->MountCard( pn );
 			
 				Profile* pProfile = PROFILEMAN->GetProfile(pn);
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ void ScreenEvaluation::Input( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType t
 				CString sFileName = SaveScreenshot( sDir, true, true, iScreenshotIndex );
 				CString sPath = sDir+sFileName;
 				
-				if( PROFILEMAN->ProfileWasLoadedFromMemoryCard(pn) && PREFSMAN->m_bMemoryCardsMountOnlyWhenNecessary )
+				if( PROFILEMAN->ProfileWasLoadedFromMemoryCard(pn) )
 					MEMCARDMAN->UnmountCard( pn );
 				MEMCARDMAN->UnPauseMountingThread();