diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
index d5d7566847..35474e6251 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ void NoteDataUtil::GetSMNoteDataString( const NoteData &in_, CString &notes_out,
 		CString &sRet = notes_out;
 
 		sRet = "\n"; /* data begins on a new line when written to disk */
-		sRet.reserve( 1024*32 );
 		
 		for( int m=0; m<=iLastMeasure; m++ )	// foreach measure
 		{