diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
index 4c3b76cddb..333e8d410a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
@@ -923,17 +923,6 @@ int Player::GetClosestNote( int col, int iNoteRow, int iMaxRowsAhead, int iMaxRo
 		return iNextIndex;
 }
 
-int Player::GetClosestNoteDistance( int col, int row ) const
-{
-	const int iStepSearchRows = BeatToNoteRow( StepSearchDistance * GAMESTATE->m_fCurBPS * GAMESTATE->m_SongOptions.m_fMusicRate );
-	int iIndexOverlappingNote = GetClosestNote( col, row, iStepSearchRows, iStepSearchRows, false );
-	
-	if( iIndexOverlappingNote <= 0 )
-		return iIndexOverlappingNote;
-	return abs( iIndexOverlappingNote - row );
-}
-
-
 void Player::Step( int col, const RageTimer &tm, bool bHeld )
 {
 	bool bOniDead = 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.h b/stepmania/src/Player.h
index 0bc9b0f20c..bb7fbc94d8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.h
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ public:
 	void SetPaused( bool bPaused ) { m_bPaused = bPaused; }
 
 	float GetMaxStepDistanceSeconds();
-	// Returns -1 if no notes are close, otherwise return the distance to a nongraded note.
-	int GetClosestNoteDistance( int col, int row ) const;
-
 	const NoteData &GetNoteData() const { return m_NoteData; }
 	bool HasNoteField() { return m_pNoteField != NULL; }