diff --git a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
index 898688e4c0..4802c4ff4a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -963,8 +963,6 @@ RageColor ThemeManager::GetMetricC( const RString &sClassName, const RString &sV
 {
 	RString sValue = GetMetricRaw( g_pLoadedThemeData->iniMetrics, sClassName, sValueName );
 
-	LuaHelpers::RunAtExpressionS( sValue );
-
 	LuaHelpers::PrepareExpression( sValue );
 
 	return RunExpressionC( sValue );