diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
index 7d935ed6f2..98e0a75b31 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct XNode;
 class BGAnimation : public ActorScroller
 {
 public:
-	BGAnimation( bool Generic=false );
+	BGAnimation( bool Generic=true );
 	virtual ~BGAnimation();
 
 	void Unload();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index f8db312399..cfb0a4a9b3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromAniLayerFile( const CString& sPath )
 {
 	/* Generic BGAs are new.  Animation directories with no INI are old and obsolete. 
 	 * Don't combine them. */
-	ASSERT( !m_bGeneric );
 	Init();
 	CString lcPath = sPath;
 	lcPath.MakeLower();
@@ -472,11 +471,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromNode( const CString& sAniDir_, const XNode& layer
 	layer.GetAttrValue( "TileVelocityY", m_fTileVelocityY );
 
 
-	bool NeedTextureStretch = false;
-	if( m_fTexCoordVelocityX != 0 ||
-		m_fTexCoordVelocityY != 0 )
-		NeedTextureStretch = true;
-
 	switch( m_Type )
 	{
 	case TYPE_SPRITE:
@@ -504,7 +498,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromNode( const CString& sAniDir_, const XNode& layer
 			CollapsePath( sPath );
 
 
-			ASSERT( !m_bGeneric );
 			for( int i=0; i<iNumParticles; i++ )
 			{
 				Actor* pActor = MakeActor( sPath );
@@ -533,7 +526,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromNode( const CString& sAniDir_, const XNode& layer
 			CString sPath = sAniDir+sFile;
 			CollapsePath( sPath );
 
-			ASSERT( !m_bGeneric );
 			Sprite s;
 			RageTextureID ID(sPath);
 			ID.bStretch = true;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
index ec07e068b0..6cc0bd6036 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Actor *Background::CreateSongBGA( CString sBGName ) const
 	GetDirListing( m_pSong->GetSongDir()+sBGName, asFiles, true, true );
 	if( !asFiles.empty() )
 	{
-		pTempBGA = new BGAnimation;
+		pTempBGA = new BGAnimation( false );
 		pTempBGA->LoadFromAniDir( asFiles[0] );
 		return pTempBGA;
 	}