diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 010391554b..4fcb9feca4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::MakeActor( const RString &sPath_, const XNode *pParent, Actor
 		}
 	}
 
-	RString sDir = Dirname( sPath );
 	switch( ft )
 	{
 	case FT_Xml: