diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
index 5c9b19c470..225e24f0ee 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@ NoteData::NoteData(const NoteData &cpy)
 	*this = cpy;
 }
 
-NoteData &NoteData::operator= (const NoteData &cpy)
-{
-	Init();
-
-	for(int t = 0; t < MAX_NOTE_TRACKS; ++t)
-		m_TapNotes[t] = cpy.m_TapNotes[t];
-
-	m_iNumTracks = cpy.m_iNumTracks;
-	m_HoldNotes = cpy.m_HoldNotes;
-	return *this;
-}
-
 void NoteData::Init()
 {
 	m_iNumTracks = 0;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteData.h b/stepmania/src/NoteData.h
index fbd532f173..f61d88e8de 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteData.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteData.h
@@ -27,17 +27,16 @@ class NoteData
 	/* Keep this aligned, so that they all have the same size. */
 	vector<TapNote> m_TapNotes[MAX_NOTE_TRACKS];
 
+	vector<HoldNote>	m_HoldNotes;
+
 public:
 	NoteData();
 	~NoteData();
 	NoteData(const NoteData &cpy);
 	void Init();
-	NoteData &operator=(const NoteData &cpy);
 
 	int			m_iNumTracks;
 
-	vector<HoldNote>	m_HoldNotes;
-
 	/* Return the note at the given track and row.  Row may be out of
 	 * range; pretend the song goes on with TAP_EMPTYs indefinitely. */
 	inline TapNote GetTapNote(unsigned track, unsigned row) const