diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index 3468aeb1a4..a7b2ddcb4d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -1197,8 +1197,7 @@ unsigned RageDisplay_D3D::CreateTexture(
 			pal.p[i].peRed = c.r;
 			pal.p[i].peGreen = c.g;
 			pal.p[i].peBlue = c.b;
-			bool bIsColorKey = img->flags & SDL_SRCCOLORKEY && (unsigned)i == img->format->colorkey;
-			pal.p[i].peFlags = bIsColorKey ? BYTE(0x00) : c.unused;
+			pal.p[i].peFlags = c.unused;
 		}
 
 		ASSERT( g_TexResourceToTexturePalette.find(uTexHandle) == g_TexResourceToTexturePalette.end() );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index da03bc7b0a..ff35d4022e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -1696,11 +1696,7 @@ unsigned RageDisplay_OGL::CreateTexture(
 			palette[p++] = img->format->palette->colors[i].r;
 			palette[p++] = img->format->palette->colors[i].g;
 			palette[p++] = img->format->palette->colors[i].b;
-
-			if(img->flags & SDL_SRCCOLORKEY && i == int(img->format->colorkey))
-				palette[p++] = 0;
-			else
-				palette[p++] = img->format->palette->colors[i].unused;
+			palette[p++] = img->format->palette->colors[i].unused;
 		}
 
 		/* Set the palette. */