diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriver.h b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriver.h
index 8105970f7f..548c57960d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriver.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriver.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public:
 	virtual int GetFileSizeInBytes( const CString &sFilePath );
 	virtual int GetFileHash( const CString &sPath );
 	virtual int GetPathValue( const CString &path );
-	virtual bool Ready() { return true; } /* see RageFileManager::MountpointIsReady */
 	virtual void FlushDirCache( const CString &sPath );
 	virtual bool Remove( const CString &sPath ) { return false; }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index 27056f32e9..e925739322 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ RageFileBasic *RageFileObjDirect::Copy() const
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool RageFileDriverDirect::Ready()
-{
-	return PathReady( root );
-}
-
 bool RageFileDriverDirect::Remount( const CString &sPath )
 {
 	root = sPath;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
index a8c772c78e..a168608868 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ public:
 
 	RageFileBasic *Open( const CString &path, int mode, int &err );
 	bool Remove( const CString &sPath );
-	bool Ready();
 	bool Remount( const CString &sPath );
 
 private:
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.cpp
index 1835195f94..a9cdfda0e9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.cpp
@@ -116,52 +116,6 @@ bool WinMoveFile( CString sOldPath, CString sNewPath )
 }
 #endif
 
-bool PathReady( CString path )
-{
-#ifdef _WINDOWS
-	// Windows will throw up a message box if we try to write to a
-	// removable drive with no disk inserted.  Find out whether there's a 
-	// disk in the drive w/o writing a file.
-
-	// find drive letter
-	vector<CString> matches;
-	static Regex parse("^([A-Za-z]+):");
-	parse.Compare( path, matches );
-	if( matches.size() != 1 )
-		return false;
-
-	CString sDrive = matches[0];
-	TCHAR szVolumeNameBuffer[MAX_PATH];
-	DWORD dwVolumeSerialNumber;
-	DWORD dwMaximumComponentLength;
-	DWORD lpFileSystemFlags;
-	TCHAR szFileSystemNameBuffer[MAX_PATH];
-	BOOL bResult = GetVolumeInformation( 
-		sDrive + ":\\",
-		szVolumeNameBuffer,
-		sizeof(szVolumeNameBuffer),
-		&dwVolumeSerialNumber,
-		&dwMaximumComponentLength,
-		&lpFileSystemFlags,
-		szFileSystemNameBuffer,
-		sizeof(szFileSystemNameBuffer) );
-	return !!bResult;
-#else
-	// Try to create directory before writing a temp file.
-	CreateDirectories( path );
-	
-	// Try to write a file.
-	const CString sFile = path + "temp";
-	int fd = DoOpen( sFile, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644 );
-	if( fd == -1 )
-		return false;
-
-	close( fd );
-	remove( sFile );
-	return true;
-#endif
-}
-
 /* mkdir -p.  Doesn't fail if Path already exists and is a directory. */
 bool CreateDirectories( CString Path )
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.h b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.h
index 77abbf1246..f03a147404 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirectHelpers.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ bool WinMoveFile( CString sOldPath, CString sNewPath );
 #endif
 
 bool CreateDirectories( CString sPath );
-bool PathReady( CString sPath );
 
 #include "RageUtil_FileDB.h"
 class DirectFilenameDB: public FilenameDB