diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 2605a8fc65..768f8fb281 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Actor::Actor( const Actor &cpy ):
 	CPY( m_VertAlign );
 
 	CPY( m_Effect );
-	CPY( m_sEffectCommand );
 	CPY( m_fSecsIntoEffect );
 	CPY( m_fEffectDelta );
 	CPY( m_fEffectRampUp );
@@ -268,19 +267,6 @@ void Actor::BeginDraw()		// set the world matrix and calculate actor properties
 	if( m_Effect == no_effect )
 	{
 	}
-	else if( m_Effect == effect_lua )
-	{
-		/* Allow a Lua function to set the frame's draw state.  This may be expensive
-		 * and has not been well-benchmarked yet; use wisely.  This allows arbitrary
-		 * effects, instead of the mess of parameters below.  (In fact, all this does
-		 * is run a command, but to avoid calling RunCommand() all the time, and due
-		 * to the fact that this is the only place where the TempState is meaningful,
-		 * we treat this as an effect.) */
-		m_pTempState = &tempState;
-		tempState = m_current;
-
-		PlayCommand( m_sEffectCommand );
-	}
 	else
 	{
 		m_pTempState = &tempState;
@@ -825,12 +811,6 @@ void Actor::SetEffectTiming( float fRampUp, float fAtHalf, float fRampDown, floa
 
 // effect "macros"
 
-void Actor::SetEffectLua( const RString &sCommand )
-{
-	m_Effect = effect_lua;
-	m_sEffectCommand = sCommand;
-}
-
 void Actor::SetEffectDiffuseBlink( float fEffectPeriodSeconds, RageColor c1, RageColor c2 )
 {
 	if( m_Effect != diffuse_blink )
@@ -1292,7 +1272,6 @@ public:
 	static int shadowlength( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetShadowLength(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int horizalign( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetHorizAlign(Enum::Check<HorizAlign>(L, 1)); return 0; }
 	static int vertalign( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetVertAlign(Enum::Check<VertAlign>(L, 1)); return 0; }
-	static int luaeffect( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectLua(SArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseblink( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseBlink(); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseshift( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseShift(); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseramp( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseRamp(); return 0; }
@@ -1469,7 +1448,6 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( shadowlength );
 		ADD_METHOD( horizalign );
 		ADD_METHOD( vertalign );
-		ADD_METHOD( luaeffect );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseblink );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseshift );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseramp );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 341ced45ff..c95f1d6780 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 	static void SetBGMTime( float fTime, float fBeat );
 	static void SetBGMLight( int iLightNumber, float fCabinetLights );
 
-	enum Effect { no_effect, effect_lua,
+	enum Effect { no_effect,
 			diffuse_blink, diffuse_shift, diffuse_ramp,
 			glow_blink, glow_shift,
 			rainbow,
@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ public:
 	virtual float GetTweenTimeLeft() const;	// Amount of time until all tweens have stopped
 	TweenState& DestTweenState() // where Actor will end when its tween finish
 	{
-		if( m_pTempState != NULL ) // effect_lua running
-			return *m_pTempState;
-		else if( m_Tweens.empty() )	// not tweening
+		if( m_Tweens.empty() )	// not tweening
 			return m_current;
 		else
 			return m_Tweens.back()->state;
@@ -277,7 +275,6 @@ public:
 	void SetEffectMagnitude( RageVector3 vec )	{ m_vEffectMagnitude = vec; }
 	RageVector3 GetEffectMagnitude() const		{ return m_vEffectMagnitude; }
 
-	void SetEffectLua( const RString &sCommand );
 	void SetEffectDiffuseBlink( 
 		float fEffectPeriodSeconds = 1.0f,
 		RageColor c1 = RageColor(0.5f,0.5f,0.5f,1), 
@@ -429,7 +426,6 @@ protected:
 	// Stuff for effects
 	//
 	Effect m_Effect;
-	RString m_sEffectCommand; // effect_lua
 	float m_fSecsIntoEffect;
 	float m_fEffectDelta;