diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
index dc4df31f03..f98b8779fc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
@@ -591,18 +591,11 @@ void GameSoundManager::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	NoteData &lights = g_Playing->m_Lights;
 	if( lights.GetNumTracks() > 0 )	// lights data was loaded
 	{
-		bool bCrossedABeat = false;
-		
 		const float fSongBeat = GAMESTATE->m_fLightSongBeat;
 		const int iSongRow = BeatToNoteRowNotRounded( fSongBeat );
 
 		static int iRowLastCrossed = 0;
 
-		float fBeatLast = roundf(NoteRowToBeat(iRowLastCrossed));
-		float fBeatNow = roundf(NoteRowToBeat(iSongRow));
-
-		bCrossedABeat = fBeatLast != fBeatNow;
-
 		FOREACH_CabinetLight( cl )
 		{	
 			// for each index we crossed since the last update: