diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
index 0dac6117f9..17b9215c8a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawHold( const TapNote &tn, int iCol, int iRow, bool bIsBeing
 		DrawHold( tn, iCol, iRow, bIsBeingHeld, bIsActive, Result, bIsAddition, fPercentFadeToFail, true, fReverseOffsetPixels, fDrawDistanceAfterTargetsPixels, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
 }
 
-void NoteDisplay::DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, float fLife, float fReverseOffsetPixels, bool bUseLighting, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar )
+void NoteDisplay::DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, float fReverseOffsetPixels, bool bUseLighting, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar )
 {
 	const float fYOffset			= ArrowEffects::GetYOffset(	m_pPlayerState, iCol, fBeat );
 	const float fYPos			= ArrowEffects::GetYPos(	m_pPlayerState, iCol, fYOffset, fReverseOffsetPixels );
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, in
 	const float fZPos			= ArrowEffects::GetZPos(	m_pPlayerState, iCol, fYOffset );
 	const float fAlpha			= ArrowEffects::GetAlpha(	m_pPlayerState, iCol, fYOffset, fPercentFadeToFail, m_fYReverseOffsetPixels, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
 	const float fGlow			= ArrowEffects::GetGlow(	m_pPlayerState, iCol, fYOffset, fPercentFadeToFail, m_fYReverseOffsetPixels, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
-	const float fColorScale			= ArrowEffects::GetBrightness(	m_pPlayerState, fBeat ) * SCALE(fLife,0,1,0.2f,1);
+	const float fColorScale			= ArrowEffects::GetBrightness(	m_pPlayerState, fBeat );
 	const float fZoom			= ArrowEffects::GetZoom( m_pPlayerState );
 	RageColor diffuse = RageColor(fColorScale,fColorScale,fColorScale,fAlpha);
 	RageColor glow = RageColor(1,1,1,fGlow);
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, in
 	}
 }
 
-void NoteDisplay::DrawTap( const TapNote& tn, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bOnSameRowAsHoldStart, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, float fLife, float fReverseOffsetPixels, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar )
+void NoteDisplay::DrawTap( const TapNote& tn, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bOnSameRowAsHoldStart, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, float fReverseOffsetPixels, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar )
 {
 	Actor* pActor = NULL;
 	bool bUseLighting = false;
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::DrawTap( const TapNote& tn, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bOnSam
 		LUA->Release( L );
 	}
 
-	DrawActor( tn, pActor, part, iCol, fBeat, bIsAddition, fPercentFadeToFail, fLife, fReverseOffsetPixels, bUseLighting, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
+	DrawActor( tn, pActor, part, iCol, fBeat, bIsAddition, fPercentFadeToFail, fReverseOffsetPixels, bUseLighting, fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
 
 	if( tn.type == TapNote::attack )
 		pActor->PlayCommand( "UnsetAttack" );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.h
index dcc96df007..a90e4d3c63 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.h
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public:
 
 	static void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 
-	void DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, float fLife, 
+	void DrawActor( const TapNote& tn, Actor* pActor, NotePart part, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail,
 		float fReverseOffsetPixels, bool bUseLighting, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
 	void DrawTap( const TapNote& tn, int iCol, float fBeat, bool bOnSameRowAsHoldStart, bool bIsAddition,
-		float fPercentFadeToFail, float fLife, float fReverseOffsetPixels, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
+		float fPercentFadeToFail, float fReverseOffsetPixels, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
 	void DrawHold( const TapNote& tn, int iCol, int iRow, bool bIsBeingHeld, bool bIsActive, const HoldNoteResult &Result, 
 		bool bIsAddition, float fPercentFadeToFail, bool bDrawGlowOnly, float fReverseOffsetPixels, float fDrawDistanceAfterTargetsPixels, float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, 
 		float fDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels2, float fFadeInPercentOfDrawFar );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
index 4f975ccd1b..fef43befc7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ void NoteField::DrawPrimitives()
 			bool bIsHopoPossible = (tn.bHopoPossible);
 			bool bUseAdditionColoring = bIsAddition || bIsHopoPossible;
 			NoteDisplayCols *displayCols = tn.pn == PLAYER_INVALID ? m_pCurDisplay : m_pDisplays[tn.pn];
-			displayCols->display[c].DrawTap( tn, c, NoteRowToBeat(i), bHoldNoteBeginsOnThisBeat, bUseAdditionColoring, bIsInSelectionRange ? fSelectedRangeGlow : m_fPercentFadeToFail, 1, m_fYReverseOffsetPixels, iDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, FADE_BEFORE_TARGETS_PERCENT );
+			displayCols->display[c].DrawTap( tn, c, NoteRowToBeat(i), bHoldNoteBeginsOnThisBeat, bUseAdditionColoring, bIsInSelectionRange ? fSelectedRangeGlow : m_fPercentFadeToFail, m_fYReverseOffsetPixels, iDrawDistanceBeforeTargetsPixels, FADE_BEFORE_TARGETS_PERCENT );
 		}
 	}