diff --git a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
index 8d6547dc85..d2bb6b0919 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 
 ThemeMetric<float> METER_WIDTH		("CombinedLifeMeterTug","MeterWidth");
 
-const float FACE_X[NUM_PLAYERS] = { -300, +300 };
-const float FACE_Y[NUM_PLAYERS] = { 0, 0 };
-
 
 CombinedLifeMeterTug::CombinedLifeMeterTug() 
 {
@@ -28,18 +25,6 @@ CombinedLifeMeterTug::CombinedLifeMeterTug()
 
 	m_sprFrame.Load( THEME->GetPathG("CombinedLifeMeterTug","frame") );
 	this->AddChild( m_sprFrame );
-	
-	
-	FOREACH_PlayerNumber( p )
-	{
-		Character* pCharacter = GAMESTATE->m_pCurCharacters[p];
-		ASSERT( pCharacter );
-
-		m_Head[p].SetName( "CharacterHead" );
-		m_Head[p].LoadFromCharacter( pCharacter );
-		m_Head[p].SetXY( FACE_X[p], FACE_Y[p] );
-		this->AddChild( &m_Head[p] );
-	}
 }
 
 void CombinedLifeMeterTug::Update( float fDelta )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
index 0287a02a92..a470751782 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "CombinedLifeMeter.h"
 #include "Sprite.h"
 #include "MeterDisplay.h"
-#include "CharacterHead.h"
 
 
 class CombinedLifeMeterTug : public CombinedLifeMeter
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ protected:
 	MeterDisplay	m_Stream[NUM_PLAYERS];
 	AutoActor	m_sprSeparator;
 	AutoActor	m_sprFrame;
-
-	CharacterHead	m_Head[NUM_PLAYERS];
 };
 
 #endif