diff --git a/Source/Project64/User Interface/Main Menu Class.cpp b/Source/Project64/User Interface/Main Menu Class.cpp
index a4655b341..d9e1d3c7b 100644
--- a/Source/Project64/User Interface/Main Menu Class.cpp	
+++ b/Source/Project64/User Interface/Main Menu Class.cpp	
@@ -734,10 +734,7 @@ void CMainMenu::FillOutMenu(HMENU hMenu)
         }
         stdstr_f MenuString("&%d %s", (count + 1) % 10, LastRom.c_str());
 
-        WCHAR *w_LastRom = new WCHAR[MenuString.length() + 1];
-        ::mbstowcs(w_LastRom, MenuString.c_str(), MenuString.length() + 1);
-        RecentRomMenu.push_back(MENU_ITEM(ID_RECENT_ROM_START + count, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STDSTR, NULL, w_LastRom));
-        delete[] w_LastRom;
+        RecentRomMenu.push_back(MENU_ITEM(ID_RECENT_ROM_START + count, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STDSTR, NULL, MenuString.ToUTF16(CP_ACP).c_str()));
     }
 
     /* Recent Dir
@@ -755,10 +752,7 @@ void CMainMenu::FillOutMenu(HMENU hMenu)
 
         stdstr_f MenuString("&%d %s", (count + 1) % 10, LastDir.c_str());
 
-        WCHAR *w_LastDir = new WCHAR[MenuString.length() + 1];
-        ::mbstowcs(w_LastDir, MenuString.c_str(), MenuString.length() + 1);
-        RecentDirMenu.push_back(MENU_ITEM(ID_RECENT_DIR_START + count, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STDSTR, NULL, w_LastDir));
-        delete[] w_LastDir;
+        RecentDirMenu.push_back(MENU_ITEM(ID_RECENT_DIR_START + count, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STDSTR, NULL, MenuString.ToUTF16(CP_ACP).c_str()));
     }
 
     /* File Menu
@@ -1279,4 +1273,4 @@ void CMainMenu::ResetMenu(void)
     ResetAccelerators();
 
     WriteTrace(TraceDebug, __FUNCTION__ ": Done");
-}
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+}