diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index c925546252..66ca304792 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ void BGAnimation::LoadFromAniDir( const CString &_sAniDir )
 		GetDirListing( sAniDir+"*.avi", asImagePaths, false, true );
 		GetDirListing( sAniDir+"*.mpg", asImagePaths, false, true );
 		GetDirListing( sAniDir+"*.mpeg", asImagePaths, false, true );
-		GetDirListing( sAniDir+"*.sprite", asImagePaths, false, true );
 
 		SortCStringArray( asImagePaths );