diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index 5687c75064..20d23f3729 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ BGAnimation::BGAnimation()
 }
 
 BGAnimation::~BGAnimation()
-{
-	Unload();
-}
-
-void BGAnimation::Unload()
 {
     DeleteAllChildren();
 }
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@ void BGAnimation::AddLayersFromAniDir( const CString &_sAniDir, const IniFile& i
 
 void BGAnimation::LoadFromAniDir( const CString &_sAniDir, bool bGeneric )
 {
-	Unload();
+	DeleteAllChildren();
 
 	if( _sAniDir.empty() )
 		 return;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
index f087316f9e..a9bf142606 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ public:
 	BGAnimation();
 	virtual ~BGAnimation();
 
-	void Unload();
-
 	void LoadFromAniDir( const CString &sAniDir, bool bGeneric=true );
 	void LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode );
 	virtual Actor *Copy() const;