diff --git a/src/m_menu.cpp b/src/m_menu.cpp
index db234e0ad..c9994b05f 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/m_menu.cpp
@@ -2979,10 +2979,8 @@ bool M_SaveLoadResponder (event_t *ev)
 		case '\b':
 			if (SelSaveGame != &NewSaveNode)
 			{
-				EndString
-				 << GStrings("MNU_DELETESG") << TEXTCOLOR_WHITE 
-				 << SelSaveGame->Title << TEXTCOLOR_NORMAL "?\n\n"
-				 << GStrings("MNU_PRESSYN");
+				EndString.Format("%s" TEXTCOLOR_WHITE "%s" TEXTCOLOR_NORMAL "?\n\n%s",
+					GStrings("MNU_DELETESG"), SelSaveGame->Title, GStrings("PRESSYN"));
 					
 				M_StartMessage (EndString, M_DeleteSaveResponse, true);
 			}
diff --git a/wadsrc/languages/english-us.txt b/wadsrc/languages/english-us.txt
index 93817ee9c..91dfdce29 100644
--- a/wadsrc/languages/english-us.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/languages/english-us.txt
@@ -1235,8 +1235,7 @@ MNU_ARCHMAGE		= "ARCHMAGE";
 
 MNU_PLAYERSETUP		= "PLAYER SETUP";
 
-MNU_DELETESG		= "Do you really want to delete the savegame\n"
-MNU_PRESSYN			= "Press Y or N.";
+MNU_DELETESG		= "Do you really want to delete the savegame\n";
 
 MNU_ONLYREGISTERED	= "ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE REGISTERED VERSION";