diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index 17cc106569..56141c1317 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ void BGAnimation::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 {
 	ActorScrollerAutoDeleteChildren::LoadFromNode( sDir, pNode );
 
-	this->RunCommandsOnChildren( ActorCommands("PlayCommand,Init") );
-
 
 	/* Backwards-compatibility: if a "LengthSeconds" value is present, create a dummy
 	 * actor that sleeps for the given length of time.  This will extend GetTweenTimeLeft. */