diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index b28069cc99..127894b557 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -4417,23 +4417,19 @@ MeterSetCommand=%function(self,param) self:diffuse(DifficultyAndStepsTypeToColor
 ; a simple bar life meter:
 ; PillTransformFunction=function(self,offsetFromCenter,itemIndex,numItems) local native_width=32; local zoomed_width=12; self:zoomx(zoomed_width/native_width); self:x((itemIndex-(numItems/2))*zoomed_width); end
 PillTransformFunction=function(self,offsetFromCenter,itemIndex,numItems) \
-	local native_width=32; \
-	local native_height=32; \
 	local zoomed_width=28; \
 	local zoomed_height=9; \
 	local spacing_x=11.3; \
-	self:zoomx(zoomed_width/native_width); \
-	self:zoomy(zoomed_height/native_height); \
+	self:zoomtoheight(zoomed_height); \
 	self:x((itemIndex-(numItems/2))*spacing_x); \
 	local zoomed_width=0; \
 	if (itemIndex % 2) == 0 then \
-		zoomed_width=24; \
+		self:zoomtowidth(24); \
 		self:rotationz(90); \
 	else \
-		zoomed_width=31; \
+		self:zoomtowidth(31); \
 		self:rotationz(-58); \
 	end; \
-	self:zoomx(zoomed_width/native_width); \
 end
 TextureCoordScaleX=10
 NumPills=20