diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
index 5d412f4501..be7e9561f9 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Sprite.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ function Sprite:LoadFromSongBackground(song)
 	self:LoadBackground( Path )
 end
 
+function LoadSongBackground()
+	return Def.Sprite {
+		DisableDimensionWarning=true;
+		OnCommand=cmd(LoadBackground,GetSongBackground());
+	};
+end
+
+
 function Sprite:position( f )
 	self:GetTexture():position( f );
 end
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Utilities.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Utilities.lua
index e42b5c4db6..dc226cba24 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Utilities.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Utilities.lua
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ function GetSongBackground()
 	return THEME:GetPathG("Common","fallback background")
 end
 
-function LoadSongBackground()
-	return LoadActor( GetSongBackground() ) .. { DisableDimensionWarning=true; };
-end
-
 -- (c) 2005 Glenn Maynard, Chris Danford
 -- All rights reserved.
 --