diff --git a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
index 7bbf7c78cd..7287c6897c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BannerCache.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ RageTextureID BannerCache::LoadCachedBanner( CString BannerPath )
 	RageTexture *pTexture = new BannerTexture( ID, img, src_width, src_height );
 
 	TEXTUREMAN->RegisterTexture( ID, pTexture );
+	TEXTUREMAN->UnloadTexture( pTexture );
 
 	return ID;
 }