diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
index 1181280747..dfce8e20eb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -738,19 +738,19 @@ int AppConfig::GeMaxPresetIndex()
 
 bool AppConfig::isOkGetPresetTextAndColor( int n, wxString& label, wxColor& c )
 {
-	static const wxString presetNamesAndColors[][2] =
+	const wxString presetNamesAndColors[][2] =
 	{
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:1", L"Safest"),			L"Forest GREEN" },
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:2", L"Safe (faster)"),	L"Dark Green" },
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:3", L"Balanced"),		L"Blue" },
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:4", L"Aggressive"),		L"Purple" },
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:5", L"Aggressive plus"),	L"Orange"},
-		{ pxE("!Panel:Presets:Name:6", L"Mostly Harmful"),	L"Red" }
+		{ _t("Safest"),				L"Forest GREEN" },
+		{ _t("Safe (faster)"),		L"Dark Green" },
+		{ _t("Balanced"),			L"Blue" },
+		{ _t("Aggressive"),			L"Purple" },
+		{ _t("Aggressive plus"),	L"Orange"},
+		{ _t("Mostly Harmful"),		L"Red" }
 	};
 	if( n<0 || n>GeMaxPresetIndex() )
 		return false;
 
-	label = wxString::Format(L"%d - ", n+1) + presetNamesAndColors[n][0];
+	label = wxsFormat(L"%d - ", n+1) + presetNamesAndColors[n][0];
 	c	  = wxColor(presetNamesAndColors[n][1]);
 
     return true;
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/SysConfigDialog.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/SysConfigDialog.cpp
index 7fdbaad893..f3b267281e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/SysConfigDialog.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Dialogs/SysConfigDialog.cpp
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ void Dialogs::SysConfigDialog::AddPresetsControl()
 
 
 	*m_extraButtonSizer += 20;
-	*m_extraButtonSizer += *m_check_presets  | pxMiddle;
-	*m_extraButtonSizer += *m_slider_presets | pxMiddle;
+	*m_extraButtonSizer += m_check_presets  | pxMiddle;
+	*m_extraButtonSizer += m_slider_presets | pxMiddle;
 	*m_extraButtonSizer += 5;
-	*m_extraButtonSizer += *m_msg_preset	 | pxMiddle;
+	*m_extraButtonSizer += m_msg_preset     | pxMiddle;
 
 	Connect( m_slider_presets->GetId(),	wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK,		wxScrollEventHandler( Dialogs::SysConfigDialog::Preset_Scroll ) );
 	Connect( m_slider_presets->GetId(),	wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED,			wxScrollEventHandler( Dialogs::SysConfigDialog::Preset_Scroll ) );