diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index c96a0e7082..b5b1bce784 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ void BGAnimation::LoadFromAniDir( CString sAniDir )
 		IniFile ini(sPathToIni);
 		ini.ReadFile();
 
-		m_fLengthSeconds = -1;
-		ini.GetValueF( "BGAnimation", "LengthSeconds", m_fLengthSeconds );
-		
 		unsigned i;
 		for( i=0; i<MAX_LAYERS; i++ )
 		{