diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
index 2998c86790..2cb98bf78d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
@@ -61,29 +61,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			RulesetCache.LoadingProgress += HandleLoadingProgress;
 			MapCache = new MapCache(this);
 
-			var soundLoaders = new List<ISoundLoader>();
-			foreach (var format in Manifest.SoundFormats)
-			{
-				var loader = ObjectCreator.FindType(format + "Loader");
-				if (loader == null || !loader.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(ISoundLoader)))
-					throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to find a sound loader for type '{0}'.".F(format));
-
-				soundLoaders.Add((ISoundLoader)ObjectCreator.CreateBasic(loader));
-			}
-
-			SoundLoaders = soundLoaders.ToArray();
-
-			var spriteLoaders = new List<ISpriteLoader>();
-			foreach (var format in Manifest.SpriteFormats)
-			{
-				var loader = ObjectCreator.FindType(format + "Loader");
-				if (loader == null || !loader.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(ISpriteLoader)))
-					throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to find a sprite loader for type '{0}'.".F(format));
-
-				spriteLoaders.Add((ISpriteLoader)ObjectCreator.CreateBasic(loader));
-			}
-
-			SpriteLoaders = spriteLoaders.ToArray();
+			SoundLoaders = GetLoaders<ISoundLoader>(Manifest.SoundFormats, "sound");
+			SpriteLoaders = GetLoaders<ISpriteLoader>(Manifest.SpriteFormats, "sprite");
 
 			var sequenceFormat = Manifest.Get<SpriteSequenceFormat>();
 			var sequenceLoader = ObjectCreator.FindType(sequenceFormat.Type + "Loader");
@@ -126,6 +105,21 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			CursorProvider = new CursorProvider(this);
 		}
 
+		TLoader[] GetLoaders<TLoader>(IEnumerable<string> formats, string name)
+		{
+			var loaders = new List<TLoader>();
+			foreach (var format in formats)
+			{
+				var loader = ObjectCreator.FindType(format + "Loader");
+				if (loader == null || !loader.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(TLoader)))
+					throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to find a {0} loader for type '{1}'.".F(name, format));
+
+				loaders.Add((TLoader)ObjectCreator.CreateBasic(loader));
+			}
+
+			return loaders.ToArray();
+		}
+
 		public IEnumerable<string> Languages { get; private set; }
 
 		void LoadTranslations(Map map)