diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index d6315b75ba..9c28884a66 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,12 @@ bool Screen::JoinInput( const MenuInput &MenuI )
 		GAMESTATE->JoinPlayer( MenuI.player );
 
 		// don't load memory card profiles here.  It's slow and can cause a big skip.
-		PROFILEMAN->LoadLocalProfileFromMachine( MenuI.player );
+		/* Don't load the local profile, either.  It causes a 150+ms skip on my A64 3000+,
+		 * so it probably causes a skip for everyone.  We probably shouldn't load this here,
+		 * anyway: leave it unloaded and display "INSERT CARD" until the normal time, and
+		 * load the local profile at the time we would have loaded the memory card if none
+		 * was inserted (via LoadFirstAvailableProfile). */
+//		PROFILEMAN->LoadLocalProfileFromMachine( MenuI.player );
 		SCREENMAN->RefreshCreditsMessages();
 
 		return true;