diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.h b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.h
index 3278432d98..b560287316 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ private:
 
 		RageSoundBase *m_pSound;
 		RageTimer m_StartTime;
-		float m_fVolume;
 		CircBuf<sound_block> m_Buffer;
 
 		bool m_bPaused;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
index 5b30d3bb27..3b9db11cb6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ void RageSoundDriver::DecodeThread()
 
 			Sound *pSound = &m_Sounds[i];
 
-			/* The volume can change while the sound is playing; update it. */
-			pSound->m_fVolume = m_Sounds[i].m_pSound->GetAbsoluteVolume();
-
 			CHECKPOINT;
 			while( pSound->m_Buffer.num_writable() )
 			{
@@ -329,7 +326,6 @@ void RageSoundDriver::StartMixing( RageSoundBase *pSound )
 
 	s.m_pSound = pSound;
 	s.m_StartTime = pSound->GetStartTime();
-	s.m_fVolume = pSound->GetAbsoluteVolume();
 	s.m_Buffer.clear();
 
 	/* Initialize the sound buffer. */