diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index e8f86aefc2..20b1a5a9b7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -327,11 +327,6 @@ ScreenGameplay::ScreenGameplay()
 }
 
 void ScreenGameplay::Init()
-{
-	Init( true );
-}
-
-void ScreenGameplay::Init( bool bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
 {
 	PLAYER_TYPE.Load(			m_sName, "PlayerType" );
 	GIVE_UP_START_TEXT.Load(		m_sName, "GiveUpStartText" );
@@ -345,7 +340,7 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Init( bool bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
 	FAIL_AFTER_30_MISSES.Load(		m_sName, "FailAfter30Misses" );
 	ALLOW_CENTER_1_PLAYER.Load(		m_sName, "AllowCenter1Player" );
 	
-	if( bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground )
+	if( UseSongBackgroundAndForeground() )
 	{
 		m_pSongBackground = new Background;
 		m_pSongForeground = new Foreground;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
index b7ce4e61a9..3fb4329042 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ class ScreenGameplay : public ScreenWithMenuElements
 public:
 	ScreenGameplay();
 	virtual void Init();
-	void Init( bool bUseSongBackgroundAndForeground );
 	virtual ~ScreenGameplay();
 	virtual void BeginScreen();
 
@@ -122,6 +121,8 @@ protected:
 	virtual bool GenericTweenOn() const { return true; }
 	virtual bool GenericTweenOff() const { return true; }
 
+	virtual bool UseSongBackgroundAndForeground() const { return true; }
+
 	ThemeMetric<RString> PLAYER_TYPE;
 	LocalizedString GIVE_UP_START_TEXT;
 	LocalizedString GIVE_UP_BACK_TEXT;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.cpp
index 2808f5ef2c..a8c14189ae 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void ScreenGameplaySyncMachine::Init()
 
 	PREFSMAN->m_AutoPlay.Set( PC_HUMAN );
 
-	ScreenGameplayNormal::Init( false );
+	ScreenGameplayNormal::Init();
 
 	SO_GROUP_ASSIGN( GAMESTATE->m_SongOptions, ModsLevel_Stage, m_AutosyncType, SongOptions::AUTOSYNC_MACHINE );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.h
index 0db5ff00e8..8435857926 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplaySyncMachine.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 	void HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM );
 	void ResetAndRestartCurrentSong();
 protected:
+	virtual bool UseSongBackgroundAndForeground() const { return false; }
 	void RefreshText();
 
 	Song		m_Song;