diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 4661bbea33..7e2d234e73 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "TexCoordVelocityX", m_fTexCoordVelocityX );
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "TexCoordVelocityY", m_fTexCoordVelocityY );
-	pNode->GetAttrValue( "DrawCond", m_sDrawCond );
 
 	// compat:
 	pNode->GetAttrValue( "StretchTexCoordVelocityX", m_fTexCoordVelocityX );
@@ -636,19 +635,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::UpdateInternal( float fDeltaTime )
 	}
 }
 
-bool BGAnimationLayer::EarlyAbortDraw() const
-{
-	if( m_sDrawCond.empty() )
-		return false;
-
-	// TODO: Is it ok to evaluate this every frame? 
-	if( !LuaHelpers::RunExpressionB(m_sDrawCond) )
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * (c) 2001-2004 Ben Nordstrom, Chris Danford, Glenn Maynard
  * All rights reserved.
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
index a2975ee1e2..f8b4cadc94 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public:
 	void LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
 
 	void UpdateInternal( float fDeltaTime );
-	bool EarlyAbortDraw() const;
 
 	float GetMaxTweenTimeLeft() const;
 
@@ -34,15 +33,6 @@ protected:
 		NUM_TYPES,
 	} m_Type;
 
-
-
-	//
-	// loaded prefs
-	//
-	
-	// common stuff
-	RString m_sDrawCond;
-
 	// stretch stuff
 	float m_fTexCoordVelocityX;
 	float m_fTexCoordVelocityY;