diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index c62024c486..78bb6974c3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -1092,13 +1092,6 @@ void ScreenGameplay::LoadNextSong()
 	 * -Chris */
 	m_bZeroDeltaOnNextUpdate = true;
 
-
-	// (Re)Calculate the song position meter
-	m_fSongPosMeterOffset = GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_Timing.GetElapsedTimeFromBeat(
-                        GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_fFirstBeat );
-	m_fSongPosMeterEnd = ( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_Timing.GetElapsedTimeFromBeat(
-                        GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_fLastBeat ) - m_fSongPosMeterOffset );
-
 	//
 	// Load cabinet lights data
 	//
@@ -1537,13 +1530,9 @@ void ScreenGameplay::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	//
 	// update song position meter
 	//
-	// IMHHO, The song position bar is best used to represent where in the
-	// step sequence the players are. It looks "better" that way, showing a
-	// song "depleting" as the players wear on. So, it starts "ticking" at
-	// the first arrow and winds down to the very end.
-	float fPercentPositionSong = SCALE( GAMESTATE->m_fMusicSeconds, m_fSongPosMeterOffset, 
-					    m_fSongPosMeterEnd, 0.0f, 1.0f );
-
+	float fSongStartSeconds = GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_Timing.GetElapsedTimeFromBeat( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_fFirstBeat );
+	float fSongEndSeconds = GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_Timing.GetElapsedTimeFromBeat( GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->m_fLastBeat );
+	float fPercentPositionSong = SCALE( GAMESTATE->m_fMusicSeconds, fSongStartSeconds, fSongEndSeconds, 0.0f, 1.0f );
 	CLAMP( fPercentPositionSong, 0, 1 );
 	m_meterSongPosition.SetPercent( fPercentPositionSong );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
index e4b4a879b8..d2c0ac0e3d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.h
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ protected:
 	BeginnerHelper	m_BeginnerHelper;
 
 	NoteData		m_CabinetLightsNoteData;
-
-private:
-	float			m_fSongPosMeterEnd;
-	float			m_fSongPosMeterOffset;
 };