diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileBasic.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileBasic.cpp
index a109b10fb0..a197f63fb8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileBasic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileBasic.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int RageFileObj::Read( CString &sBuffer, int iBytes )
 		iRet += iGot;
 	}
 
-	sBuffer.erase( sBuffer.begin()+iRet );
+	sBuffer.erase( sBuffer.begin()+iRet, sBuffer.end() );
 
 	return iRet;
 }