diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
index fbaeef129e..ed8a8bed10 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ void PlayerMinus::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 	{
 		CHECKPOINT_M( ssprintf("%i %i", col, iNumCols) );
 		const StyleInput StyleI( m_PlayerNumber, col );
+		ASSERT(StyleI.col == col);
 		const GameInput GameI = GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStyleDef()->StyleInputToGameInput( StyleI );
 		bool bIsHoldingButton = INPUTMAPPER->IsButtonDown( GameI );
 		// TODO: Make this work for non-human-controlled players
@@ -318,8 +319,6 @@ void PlayerMinus::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			m_pNoteField->SetPressed( col );
 	}
 	
-	CHECKPOINT;
-	
 	//
 	// update HoldNotes logic
 	//