diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic underlay/_difficulty frame p1.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic underlay/_difficulty frame p1.png
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diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic underlay/_difficulty frame p2.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic underlay/_difficulty frame p2.png
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diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 03b96a1009..44f141b796 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -165,11 +165,6 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::Init()
 
 	FOREACH_HumanPlayer( p )
 	{
-		m_sprDifficultyFrame[p].SetName( ssprintf("DifficultyFrameP%d",p+1) );
-		m_sprDifficultyFrame[p].Load( THEME->GetPathG(m_sName,ssprintf("difficulty frame p%d",p+1)) );
-		SET_XY( m_sprDifficultyFrame[p] );
-		this->AddChild( &m_sprDifficultyFrame[p] );
-
 		m_DifficultyIcon[p].SetName( ssprintf("DifficultyIconP%d",p+1) );
 		m_DifficultyIcon[p].Load( THEME->GetPathG(m_sName,ssprintf("difficulty icons 1x%d",NUM_Difficulty)) );
 		SET_XY( m_DifficultyIcon[p] );
@@ -278,7 +273,6 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::TweenSongPartsOnScreen()
 	{
 		FOREACH_HumanPlayer( p )
 		{
-			ON_COMMAND( m_sprDifficultyFrame[p] );
 			ON_COMMAND( m_sprMeterFrame[p] );
 			ON_COMMAND( m_DifficultyIcon[p] );
 		}
@@ -292,7 +286,6 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::TweenSongPartsOffScreen()
 	{
 		FOREACH_HumanPlayer( p )
 		{
-			OFF_COMMAND( m_sprDifficultyFrame[p] );
 			OFF_COMMAND( m_sprMeterFrame[p] );
 			OFF_COMMAND( m_DifficultyIcon[p] );
 		}
@@ -305,7 +298,6 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::SkipSongPartTweens()
 
 	FOREACH_HumanPlayer( p )
 	{		
-		m_sprDifficultyFrame[p].FinishTweening();
 		m_sprMeterFrame[p].FinishTweening();
 		m_DifficultyIcon[p].FinishTweening();
 	}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
index 95e464990a..13d00d357d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ protected:
 
 	FadingBanner			m_Banner;
 	Sprite				m_sprCDTitleFront, m_sprCDTitleBack;
-	Sprite				m_sprDifficultyFrame[NUM_PLAYERS];
 	DifficultyIcon			m_DifficultyIcon[NUM_PLAYERS];
 	GrooveRadar			m_GrooveRadar;
 	BitmapText			m_textNumSongs;