diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
index 2bc67891e3..c98da7b152 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 		else if( 0==stricmp(sValueName,"MUSIC") )
 			out.m_sMusicFile = sParams[1];
 
-		else if( 0==stricmp(sValueName,"MUSICBYTES") )
-			out.m_iMusicBytes = atoi( sParams[1] );
-
 		else if( 0==stricmp(sValueName,"MUSICLENGTH") )
 			out.m_fMusicLengthSeconds = (float)atof( sParams[1] );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
index fbbc609ca4..00da181ec5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ void NotesWriterSM::WriteGlobalTags(FILE *fp, const Song &out)
 	fprintf( fp, "#LYRICSPATH:%s;\n", out.m_sLyricsFile.c_str() );
 	fprintf( fp, "#CDTITLE:%s;\n", out.m_sCDTitleFile.c_str() );
 	fprintf( fp, "#MUSIC:%s;\n", out.m_sMusicFile.c_str() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#MUSICBYTES:%u;\n", out.m_iMusicBytes );
 	fprintf( fp, "#MUSICLENGTH:%.3f;\n", out.m_fMusicLengthSeconds );
 	fprintf( fp, "#OFFSET:%.3f;\n", out.m_fBeat0OffsetInSeconds );
 	fprintf( fp, "#SAMPLESTART:%.3f;\n", out.m_fMusicSampleStartSeconds );