diff --git a/src/RageTypes.h b/src/RageTypes.h
index a00d71a329..da74c15db6 100644
--- a/src/RageTypes.h
+++ b/src/RageTypes.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public:
 	friend RageVector4 operator * ( float f, const RageVector4& other )	{ return other*f; }
 	
 	float x, y, z, w;
-} SM_ALIGN(16);
+};
 
 struct RageColor
 {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public:
 	void FromStackCompat( lua_State *L, int iPos );
 
 	float r, g, b, a;
-} SM_ALIGN(16);
+};
 
 /* Convert floating-point 0..1 value to integer 0..255 value. *
  *
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public:
 	RageMatrix GetTranspose() const;
 
 	float m[4][4];
-} SM_ALIGN(16);
+};
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index f6f22593c0..4b96dc83ed 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -179,15 +179,6 @@ template<int> struct CompileAssertDecl { };
 #define CONST_FUNCTION
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#define SM_ALIGN(n) __attribute__((aligned(n)))
-#else
-/** @brief A dummy define to keep things going smoothly. */
-#define SM_ALIGN(n)
-#endif
-
-
-
 #include "StdString.h"
 /** @brief Use RStrings throughout the program. */
 typedef StdString::CStdString RString;