diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 36fba986b6..936e74b0c7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -522,18 +522,6 @@ float RageSound::GetPositionSeconds( bool *bApproximate, RageTimer *pTimestamp )
 }
 
 
-/* This is always the desired sample rate of the current driver. */
-int RageSound::GetSampleRate() const
-{
-	if( m_pSource == NULL )
-	{
-		LOG->Warn( "RageSound::GetSampleRate(): sound not loaded" );
-		return 44100;
-	}
-
-	return m_pSource->GetSampleRate();
-}
-
 bool RageSound::SetPositionFrames( int iFrames )
 {
 	LockMut( m_Mutex );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
index 66c340452a..4a85bec85d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void SoundIsFinishedPlaying() = 0;
 	virtual int GetDataToPlay( float *buffer, int size, int64_t &iStreamFrame, int &got_bytes ) = 0;
 	virtual void CommitPlayingPosition( int64_t iFrameno, int64_t iPosition, int iBytesRead ) = 0;
-	virtual int GetSampleRate() const = 0;
 	virtual RageTimer GetStartTime() const { return RageZeroTimer; }
 	virtual RString GetLoadedFilePath() const = 0;
 };
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ public:
 
 	float GetLengthSeconds();
 	float GetPositionSeconds( bool *approximate=NULL, RageTimer *Timestamp=NULL ) const;
-	int GetSampleRate() const;
 	RString GetLoadedFilePath() const { return m_sFilePath; }
 	bool IsPlaying() const { return m_bPlaying; }