diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
index a03d2d43..8fd9fa26 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class Chart {
 		data.setFieldDefault("bpm", Flags.DEFAULT_BPM);
 		data.setFieldDefault("beatsPerMeasure", Flags.DEFAULT_BEATS_PER_MEASURE);
 		data.setFieldDefault("stepsPerBeat", Flags.DEFAULT_STEPS_PER_BEAT);
-		data.setFieldDefault("needsVoices", true);
 		data.setFieldDefault("icon", Flags.DEFAULT_HEALTH_ICON);
 		data.setFieldDefault("difficulties", []);
 		data.setFieldDefault("coopAllowed", Flags.DEFAULT_COOP_ALLOWED);
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
index ba1b7ae7..a72e5ee4 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ typedef ChartMetaData = {
 	public var ?coopAllowed:Bool;
 	public var ?opponentModeAllowed:Bool;
 	public var ?customValues:Dynamic;
-	public var ?needsVoices:Bool;
 }
 
 typedef ChartStrumLine = {
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
index 84e96aa2..9abdfe8e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class FNFLegacyParser {
 		}
 
 		result.meta.bpm = data.bpm;
-		result.meta.needsVoices = data.needsVoices.getDefault(true);
 
 		var camFocusedBF:Bool = false;
 		var altAnims:Bool = false;
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ class FNFLegacyParser {
 			notes: null,
 			bpm: chart.meta.bpm,
 			speed: chart.scrollSpeed,
-			needsVoices: chart.meta.needsVoices,
+			needsVoices: true,
 
 			player1: null,
 			player2: null,
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
index b58ab9c7..4ef045f0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class VSliceParser {
 
 		var timeChanges = metadata.timeChanges;
 		result.meta.bpm = timeChanges[0].bpm;
-		result.meta.needsVoices = true;
 
 		for (note in data)
 		{
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
index 2e88f2fe..127e9b88 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
@@ -602,10 +602,7 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 		noteTypes = PlayState.SONG.noteTypes;
 
 		FlxG.sound.setMusic(FlxG.sound.load(Paths.inst(__song, __diff)));
-		if (PlayState.SONG.meta.needsVoices != false && Assets.exists(Paths.voices(__song, __diff))) // null or true
-			vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff));
-		else
-			vocals = new FlxSound();
+		vocals = Assets.exists(Paths.voices(__song, __diff)) ? FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff)) : new FlxSound();
 		vocals.group = FlxG.sound.defaultMusicGroup;
 
 		gridBackdrops.createGrids(PlayState.SONG.strumLines.length);
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index dddd3280..e633aced 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -1114,11 +1114,9 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 		curSongID = curSong.replace(" ", "-");
 
 		FlxG.sound.setMusic(inst = FlxG.sound.load(Assets.getMusic(Paths.inst(SONG.meta.name, difficulty))));
-		if (SONG.meta.needsVoices != false && Assets.exists(Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty))) // null or true
-			vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Options.streamedVocals ? Assets.getMusic(Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty)) : Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty));
-		else
-			vocals = new FlxSound();
 
+		var vocalsPath = Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty);
+		vocals = Assets.exists(vocalsPath) ? FlxG.sound.load(Options.streamedVocals ? Assets.getMusic(vocalsPath) : vocalsPath) : new FlxSound();
 		vocals.group = FlxG.sound.defaultMusicGroup;
 		vocals.persist = false;