diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
index a687b0a8db..9afbbfcb52 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEvaluation.cpp
@@ -713,8 +713,6 @@ ScreenEvaluation::ScreenEvaluation( CString sClassName ) : Screen(sClassName)
 	if( SHOW_TIME_AREA )
 	{
 		m_sprTimeLabel.Load( THEME->GetPathToG("ScreenEvaluation time label") );
-		m_sprTimeLabel.SetState( 0 );
-		m_sprTimeLabel.StopAnimating();
 		m_sprTimeLabel.SetName( "TimeLabel" );
 		SET_XY_AND_ON_COMMAND( m_sprTimeLabel );
 		this->AddChild( &m_sprTimeLabel );