diff --git a/src/BitmapText.cpp b/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 45506f87c2..5a2e487151 100644
--- a/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -328,9 +328,6 @@ void BitmapText::DrawChars( bool bUseStrokeTexture )
 		}
 	}
 
-	vector<RageSpriteVertex*> vertices;
-	int iNumVertsToDraw = 0;
-
 	for( int start = iStartGlyph; start < iEndGlyph; )
 	{
 		int end = start;
@@ -352,15 +349,11 @@ void BitmapText::DrawChars( bool bUseStrokeTexture )
 			 * there should probably be a "don't care" texture wrapping mode set in Actor. -Chris */
 			Actor::SetTextureRenderStates();
 
-			RageSpriteVertex &start_vertex = m_aVertices[start*4];
-			vertices.push_back(&start_vertex);
-			iNumVertsToDraw += (end-start)*4;
+			DISPLAY->DrawQuads( &m_aVertices[start*4], (end-start)*4);
 		}
 
 		start = end;
 	}
-	if (!vertices.empty())
-		DISPLAY->DrawQuads( vertices[0], iNumVertsToDraw );
 }
 
 /* sText is UTF-8. If not all of the characters in sText are available in the