diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 2b4dcf64c5..e9958d0781 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,13 @@ void Sprite::DrawPrimitives()
 		m_temp.crop.top + m_temp.crop.bottom > 1 ) 
 		return;
 
-	if( m_pTexture  &&  m_pTexture->IsAMovie()  &&  m_pTexture->IsPlaying() )
-		SDL_Delay( PREFSMAN->m_iMovieDecodeMS );	// let the movie decode a frame
+	// This is causing terrible movie performance on an Athlon 1.3+Voodoo3.
+	// With the default delay of 2ms, the frame rate of demonstration dives 
+	// from 110fps to 84.  SDL_Delay must behave differently than Win32's 
+	// Sleep().  Leave this commented for now, and uncomment if we hear 
+	// about problems with dropped movie frames.  -Chris
+	//if( m_pTexture  &&  m_pTexture->IsAMovie()  &&  m_pTexture->IsPlaying() )
+	//	SDL_Delay( PREFSMAN->m_iMovieDecodeMS );	// let the movie decode a frame
 
 	// use m_temp_* variables to draw the object
 	RectF quadVerticies;