diff --git a/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 1e36737bef..3561edccb6 100644
--- a/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -3213,6 +3213,11 @@ inline float ScreenEdit::GetBeat()
 	return GAMESTATE->m_pPlayerState[PLAYER_1]->m_Position.m_fSongBeat;
 }
 
+inline int ScreenEdit::GetRow()
+{
+	return BeatToNoteRow(GetBeat());
+}
+
 void ScreenEdit::DisplayTimingMenu()
 {
 	float fBeat = GetBeat();
@@ -3733,7 +3738,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, const vector<int> &iAns
 			GetAppropriateTiming().InsertRows( BeatToNoteRow( GetBeat() ), BeatToNoteRow(1) );
 			break;
 		case shift_pauses_backward:
-			GetAppropriateTiming().DeleteRows( BeatToNoteRow( GetBeat() + 1 ), BeatToNoteRow(1) );
+			GetAppropriateTiming().DeleteRows( GetRow() + 1, BeatToNoteRow(1) );
 			break;
 		case convert_to_pause:
 			{
diff --git a/src/ScreenEdit.h b/src/ScreenEdit.h
index 498edc2f7d..c1334afbd8 100644
--- a/src/ScreenEdit.h
+++ b/src/ScreenEdit.h
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ private:
 	TimingData & GetAppropriateTiming() const;
 	void SetBeat(float fBeat);
 	float GetBeat();
+	int GetRow();
 	
 };