diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.cpp
index 0a697a1fb1..c38583522f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ void ScreenMiniMenu::Init( const MenuDef* pDef, ScreenMessage SM_SendOnOK, Scree
 {
 	ScreenOptions::Init();
 
-	m_Background.Load( THEME->GetPathB(m_sName,"background") );
-	m_Background->SetDrawOrder( DRAW_ORDER_BEFORE_EVERYTHING );
-	this->AddChild( m_Background );
-
-	this->SortByDrawOrder();
-
 	m_SMSendOnOK = SM_SendOnOK;
 	m_SMSendOnCancel = SM_SendOnCancel;
 	m_vMenuRows = pDef->rows;
@@ -83,13 +77,6 @@ void ScreenMiniMenu::Init( const MenuDef* pDef, ScreenMessage SM_SendOnOK, Scree
 	ScreenOptions::InitMenu( vDefs, vHands );
 }
 
-void ScreenMiniMenu::BeginScreen()
-{
-	ScreenOptions::BeginScreen();
-
-	m_Background->PlayCommand( "On" );
-}
-
 void ScreenMiniMenu::OnChange( PlayerNumber pn )
 {
 	ScreenOptions::OnChange( pn );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.h
index 82217c6559..637c0b3d9f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenMiniMenu.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public:
 
 	ScreenMiniMenu( CString sScreenClass );
 	void Init( const MenuDef* pDef, ScreenMessage SM_SendOnOK, ScreenMessage SM_SendOnCancel );
-	virtual void BeginScreen();
 	void HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM );
 
 protected:
@@ -88,10 +87,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void ImportOptions( int iRow, const vector<PlayerNumber> &vpns );
 	virtual void ExportOptions( int iRow, const vector<PlayerNumber> &vpns );
 	
-	// Screens that get pushed on top of other screens don't
-	// use the ScreenManager's shared background, so they must draw their own.
-	AutoActor		m_Background;
-
 	ScreenMessage		m_SMSendOnOK;
 	ScreenMessage		m_SMSendOnCancel;