diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage in.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage in.lua
index dfbe1660b9..58e1bff0c4 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage in.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage in.lua	
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ local children = {
 	Def.Actor { OnCommand=cmd(sleep,2); };
 	LoadSongBackground() .. {
 		Condition=not STATSMAN:GetCurStageStats():AllFailed();
-		InitCommand=cmd(scaletoclipped,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y);
 		OnCommand=cmd(diffusealpha,1;linear,0.4;diffusealpha,0);
 	};
 	LoadActor( "_black.png" ) .. {
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay in.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay in.lua
index afd24805fa..460cc984f6 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay in.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay in.lua	
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local children = {
         LoadSongBackground() .. {
                 Condition=not GAMESTATE:IsCourseMode();
-                InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;scaletoclipped,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffusealpha,0);
                 OnCommand=cmd(diffusealpha,1;sleep,.5;linear,.5;diffusealpha,0);
         };
 };
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay out/default.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay out/default.lua
index 8bea44b8a8..47129d93cd 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay out/default.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenGameplay out/default.lua	
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 local children = {
 	LoadSongBackground() .. {
-		InitCommand=cmd(scaletoclipped,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y);
 		OnCommand=cmd(diffusealpha,0;sleep,0.5;linear,0.5;diffusealpha,1);
 	};
 
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua
index f8e6001b0b..8c2e4e0e85 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua	
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local children = {
 	LoadSongBackground() .. {
 		Condition=not GAMESTATE:IsCourseMode();
-		InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y;scaletoclipped,SCREEN_WIDTH,SCREEN_HEIGHT;diffusealpha,0);
 		OnCommand=cmd(zoom,0;rotationz,0;linear,.5;diffusealpha,1;zoom,1;rotationz,1080);
 	};
 };
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
index 12b116c203..52f4c07155 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ end
 
 function LoadSongBackground()
 	return Def.Sprite {
-		BeginCommand=cmd(LoadFromSongBackground,GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSong());
+		InitCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y);
+		BeginCommand=cmd(LoadFromSongBackground,GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSong();scale_or_crop_background);
 	};
 end