diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Null.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Null.cpp
index d968dc1c1d..2bc634d2a9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Null.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Null.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ int64_t RageSound_Null::GetPosition( const RageSoundBase *snd ) const
 
 RageSound_Null::RageSound_Null()
 {
-	m_iLastCursorPos = GetPosition( NULL );
 	m_iSampleRate = PREFSMAN->m_iSoundPreferredSampleRate;
-	if( m_iSampleRate == -1 )
-		m_iSampleRate = 44100;
+	m_iLastCursorPos = GetPosition( NULL );
 	StartDecodeThread();
 }