diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 31fd89591a..c2779765de 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager()
 #endif
 	m_bTenFooterInRed = true;
 
-	m_sCustomSpeedMod = "C300";
-
 	// set to 0 so people aren't shocked at first
 	m_iProgressiveLifebar = 0;
 	m_iProgressiveNonstopLifebar = 0;
@@ -282,8 +280,6 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadGlobalPrefsFromDisk( bool bSwitchToLastPlayedGame )
 	ini.GetValueI( "Options", "EndlessStagesUntilBreak",		m_iEndlessNumStagesUntilBreak );
 	ini.GetValueI( "Options", "EndlessBreakLength",				m_iEndlessBreakLength );
 
-	ini.GetValue ( "Options", "CustomSpeedMod",					m_sCustomSpeedMod );
-
 	for( int p=0; p<NUM_PLAYERS; p++ )
 		ini.GetValue ( "Options", ssprintf("DefaultProfileP%d",p+1),	m_sDefaultProfile[p] );
 
@@ -406,8 +402,6 @@ void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToDisk()
 	ini.SetValueI( "Options", "EndlessStagesUntilBreak",		m_iEndlessNumStagesUntilBreak );
 	ini.SetValueI( "Options", "EndlessBreakLength",				m_iEndlessBreakLength );
 
-	ini.SetValue ( "Options", "CustomSpeedMod",					m_sCustomSpeedMod );
-
 	for( int p=0; p<NUM_PLAYERS; p++ )
 		ini.SetValue ( "Options", ssprintf("DefaultProfileP%d",p+1),	m_sDefaultProfile[p] );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 17dbb69600..c3af3126bf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ public:
 	CString			m_sLanguage;
 	CString			m_sDefaultProfile[NUM_PLAYERS];	// directory name of profile on HD
 
-	// custom speed mod, default to 'C500'
-	CString			m_sCustomSpeedMod;
-
 	// course ranking
 	enum CourseSortOrders { COURSE_SORT_SONGS, COURSE_SORT_METER, COURSE_SORT_METER_SUM, COURSE_SORT_RANK } m_iCourseSortOrder;
 	bool			m_bMoveRandomToEnd;