diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
index 9ce479c05f..c7dfc5964a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
@@ -272,25 +272,19 @@ ScreenEvaluation::ScreenEvaluation( CString sClassName ) : Screen(sClassName)
 		}
 //	}
 	
+	m_bgOverlay.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName, "overlay") );
+	m_bgOverlay.SetZ( -1 ); /* draw on top of everything except transitions */
+	this->AddChild( &m_bgOverlay );
+
 	m_bPassFailTriggered = false; // the sound hasn't been triggered yet
 	switch( m_Type )
 	{
 	case stage:
 	case course:
-		m_bgOverlay.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName, "overlay") );
-		m_bgOverlay.SetZ( -1 ); /* draw on top of everything except transitions */
-		this->AddChild( &m_bgOverlay );
-
 		if( m_bFailed )
-		{
-			m_bgFailedBack.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName, "failed background") );
 			m_sndPassFail.Load( THEME->GetPathS(m_sName, "failed") );
-		}
 		else
-		{
-			// the theme can use the regular background for passed background
 			m_sndPassFail.Load( THEME->GetPathS(m_sName, "passed") );
-		}
 		m_sndPassFail.Play();
 	}
 
@@ -1221,7 +1215,6 @@ void ScreenEvaluation::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			if(!m_sndPassFail.IsPlaying()) m_sndPassFail.Play();
 			m_bPassFailTriggered = true;
 		}
-		m_bgFailedBack.Update( fDeltaTime );
 	}
 	else if (m_Type==stage||m_Type==course) // STAGE/NONSTOP eval AND passed
 	{
@@ -1279,8 +1272,6 @@ void ScreenEvaluation::DrawPrimitives()
 
 	m_bgCondBga.DrawPrimitives();
 	// draw the failed background here if the player(s) failed
-	if(m_bFailed && (m_Type==stage||m_Type==course))
-		m_bgFailedBack.Draw();
 
 	// draw any special backgrounds if the player failed.
 //	if(USE_GRADE_SPECIFIC_BG)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.h
index 6f2d4e042d..e45a41ec09 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ protected:
 
 	float m_fScreenCreateTime;
 
-	BGAnimation m_bgFailedBack;
 	BGAnimation m_bgOverlay;
 	ConditionalBGA m_bgCondBga;