diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 980db4e067..70e4540b84 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -608,15 +608,6 @@ void BitmapText::SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha )
 	BuildChars();
 }
 
-void BitmapText::SetVertAlign( VertAlign va )
-{
-	float fVertAlign = m_fVertAlign;
-	Actor::SetVertAlign(va);
-	if( fVertAlign == m_fVertAlign )
-		return;
-	BuildChars();
-}
-
 void BitmapText::SetWrapWidthPixels( int iWrapWidthPixels )
 {
 	ASSERT( m_pFont ); // always load a font first
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
index caa91b95bb..ff5382aeb8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public:
 	void SetJitter( bool b )	{ m_bJitter = b; }
 
 	void SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha );
-	void SetVertAlign( VertAlign va );
 
 	void GetLines( vector<wstring> &wTextLines ) { wTextLines = m_wTextLines; }