diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageTextureManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageTextureManager.cpp
index 0a1a5f1840..18c01a64f0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageTextureManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageTextureManager.cpp
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@
 
 RageTextureManager*		TEXTUREMAN		= NULL;
 
-static CString GetExtension(const CString &fn)
-{
-	CString sDir, sFName, sExt;
-	splitpath( fn, sDir, sFName, sExt );
-	sExt.MakeLower();
-
-	return sExt;
-}
-
-
 RageTextureManager::RageTextureManager()
 {
 	m_iNoWarnAboutOddDimensions = 0;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index 1117668422..372453feef 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ inline CString GetExtension( CString sPath )
 {
 	CString Dir, FName, Ext;
 	splitrelpath( sPath, Dir, FName, Ext );
+	Ext.MakeLower();
 	return Ext;
 };