diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 8d92697ea7..cd90e5b42d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -756,25 +756,6 @@ void RageSound::SetPlaybackRate( float NewSpeed )
 	}
 }
 
-/* This is used to start music.  It probably belongs in RageSoundManager. */
-void RageSound::LoadAndPlayIfNotAlready( CString sSoundFilePath )
-{
-	LockMut(SOUNDMAN->lock);
-	if( GetLoadedFilePath() == sSoundFilePath && IsPlaying() )
-		return;		// do nothing
-
-	Load( sSoundFilePath );
-	if(IsPlaying())
-		StopPlaying();
-
-	/* Use defaults: the beginning, the whole file. */
-	SetStartSeconds();
-	SetLengthSeconds();
-	SetPositionSamples();
-	SetStopMode(M_LOOP);
-	StartPlaying();
-}
-
 void CircBuf::reserve(unsigned n)
 {
 	clear();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
index d7aeeefdeb..30ce020182 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ public:
 	 * they can be ignored most of the time, so we continue to work if a file
 	 * is broken or missing.) */
 	bool Load(CString fn, bool cache = true);
-
-	void LoadAndPlayIfNotAlready( CString sSoundFilePath );
 	void Unload();
 
 	void SetStopMode(StopMode_t m) { StopMode = m; }