diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index 38c06a75db..f9b693f6ce 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -57,25 +57,25 @@ const char *ChunkReaderString( lua_State *L, void *ptr, size_t *size )
 void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, int val )
 {
 	LuaHelpers::PushStack( val, LUA->L );
-	SetGlobal( sName );
+	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
 }
 
 void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, bool val )
 {
 	LuaHelpers::PushStack( val, LUA->L );
-	SetGlobal( sName );
+	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
 }
 
 void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName, const CString &val )
 {
 	LuaHelpers::PushStack( val, LUA->L );
-	SetGlobal( sName );
+	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
 }
 
 void LuaManager::UnsetGlobal( const CString &sName )
 {
 	lua_pushnil( L );
-	SetGlobal( sName );
+	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
 }
 
 
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ void LuaHelpers::ReadArrayFromTableB( Lua *L, vector<bool> &aOut )
 	}
 }
 
-void LuaManager::SetGlobal( const CString &sName )
-{
-	lua_setglobal( L, sName );
-}
-
 
 static int LuaPanic( lua_State *L )
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
index 44f7812dc0..5840ddc443 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ public:
 	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName, const CString &val );
 	void UnsetGlobal( const CString &sName );
 
-	void SetGlobal( const CString &sName );
-
 	lua_State *L;
 
 private: