diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageTexture.h b/stepmania/src/RageTexture.h
index d632a32c10..ed6228ec79 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageTexture.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageTexture.h
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ public:
 	virtual unsigned GetTexHandle() const = 0;	// accessed by RageDisplay
 
 	// movie texture/animated texture stuff
-	virtual void Play() {}
-	virtual void Pause() {}
 	virtual void SetPosition( float fSeconds ) {} // seek
 	virtual void DecodeSeconds( float fSeconds ) {} // decode
 	virtual void SetPlaybackRate( float fRate ) {}
 	virtual bool IsAMovie() const { return false; }
-	virtual bool IsPlaying() const { return false; }
 	void SetLooping(bool looping) { }
 
 	int GetSourceWidth() const	{return m_iSourceWidth;}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.h
index b8112a3596..64dbc7188b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture.h
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void Reload() = 0;
 
-	virtual void Play() = 0;
-	virtual void Pause() = 0;
 	virtual void SetPosition( float fSeconds ) = 0;
 	virtual void SetPlaybackRate( float fRate ) = 0;
-	virtual bool IsPlaying() const = 0;
 	virtual void SetLooping(bool looping=true) { }
 
 	bool IsAMovie() const { return true; }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
index 437d26b698..38b6bca325 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ try {
 	CHECKPOINT;
 
 	StartThread();
-    Play();
 }
 catch(...)
 {
@@ -723,7 +722,7 @@ bool MovieTexture_FFMpeg::DecodeFrame()
 {
 	ASSERT_M( m_ImageWaiting == FRAME_NONE, ssprintf("%i", m_ImageWaiting) );
 
-	if( m_State != PLAYING )
+	if( m_State == DECODER_QUIT )
 		return false;
 	CHECKPOINT;
 
@@ -848,20 +847,15 @@ void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::DecoderThread()
 
 	while( m_State != DECODER_QUIT )
 	{
-		if( m_State == PAUSE_DECODER )
-		{
-			/* We aren't feeding frames, so we aren't waiting; don't chew CPU. 
-			 * This needs to be relatively short so that we wake up quickly 
-			 * from being paused or for changes in m_Rate. */
-			usleep( 10000 );
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if( m_ImageWaiting == FRAME_NONE )
 			DecodeFrame();
 
+		/* If we still have no frame, we're at EOF and we didn't loop. */
 		if( m_ImageWaiting != FRAME_DECODED )
+		{
+			usleep( 10000 );
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		const float fTime = CheckFrameTime();
 		if( fTime == -1 )	// skip frame
@@ -958,7 +952,7 @@ void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::Reload()
 void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::StartThread()
 {
 	ASSERT( m_State == DECODER_QUIT );
-	m_State = PAUSE_DECODER;
+	m_State = DECODER_RUNNING;
 	m_DecoderThread.SetName( ssprintf("MovieTexture_FFMpeg(%s)", GetID().filename.c_str()) );
 	
 	if( m_bThreaded )
@@ -988,16 +982,6 @@ void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::StopThread()
 	LOG->Trace("Decoder thread shut down.");
 }
 
-void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::Play()
-{
-    m_State = PLAYING;
-}
-
-void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::Pause()
-{
-    m_State = PAUSE_DECODER;
-}
-
 void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::SetPosition( float fSeconds )
 {
     ASSERT( m_State != DECODER_QUIT );
@@ -1018,10 +1002,6 @@ void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::SetPosition( float fSeconds )
 /* This is used to decode data. */
 void MovieTexture_FFMpeg::DecodeSeconds( float fSeconds )
 {
-	/* If we're paused, then ignore time passing. */
-	if( m_State != PLAYING )
-		return;
-
 	m_Clock += fSeconds * m_Rate;
 
 	/* If we're not threaded, we want to be sure to decode any new frames now,
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.h
index 3c8bbb6c9e..a36b5ed01b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.h
@@ -26,12 +26,9 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void Reload();
 
-	virtual void Play();
-	virtual void Pause();
 	virtual void SetPosition( float fSeconds );
 	virtual void DecodeSeconds( float fSeconds );
 	virtual void SetPlaybackRate( float fRate ) { m_Rate=fRate; }
-	virtual bool IsPlaying() const { return m_State == PLAYING; }
 	void SetLooping(bool looping=true) { m_bLoop = looping; }
 	unsigned GetTexHandle() const { return m_uTexHandle; }
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ private:
 	 *
 	 * PLAYING: The decoder thread is running.
 	 */
-	enum State { DECODER_QUIT, PAUSE_DECODER, PLAYING } m_State;
+	enum State { DECODER_QUIT, DECODER_RUNNING } m_State;
 
 	unsigned m_uTexHandle;
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Null.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Null.h
index b0df764023..dfe7d53b04 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Null.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Null.h
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ public:
     unsigned GetTexHandle() const { return texHandle; }
     void Update(float delta) { }
     void Reload() { }
-    void Play() { playing = true; }
-    void Pause() { playing = false; }
-    void Stop() { playing = false; }
     void SetPosition(float seconds) { }
     void SetPlaybackRate(float rate) { }
-    bool IsPlaying() const { return playing; }
     void SetLooping(bool looping=true) { loop = looping; }
 };