diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 157511303..6fe776e61 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ bool addToViewDataList(VIEWDATA* psViewData, unsigned int numData)
 /*load the view data for the messages from the file */
 VIEWDATA *loadViewData(const char *pViewMsgData, UDWORD bufferSize)
 {
-	UDWORD				i, dataInc, seqInc, numFrames, numData, count, count2;
+	UDWORD				i, dataInc, seqInc, dummy, numData, count, count2;
 	VIEWDATA			*psViewData, *pData;
 	VIEW_RESEARCH		*psViewRes;
 	VIEW_REPLAY			*psViewReplay;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ VIEWDATA *loadViewData(const char *pViewMsgData, UDWORD bufferSize)
 			string[0] = '\0';
 			audioName[0] = '\0';
 			sscanf(pViewMsgData,",%[^','],%[^','],%[^','],%[^','],%d%n",
-				imdName, imdName2, string, audioName, &numFrames,&cnt);
+				imdName, imdName2, string, audioName, &dummy, &cnt);
                         pViewMsgData += cnt;
 			psViewRes = (VIEW_RESEARCH *)psViewData->pData;
 			psViewRes->pIMD = (iIMDShape *) resGetData("IMD", imdName);
@@ -608,8 +608,6 @@ VIEWDATA *loadViewData(const char *pViewMsgData, UDWORD bufferSize)
 			{
 				psViewRes->pAudio = NULL;
 			}
-			//this is for the PSX only
-			psViewRes->numFrames = (UWORD)numFrames;
 			break;
 		case VIEW_RPL:
 		case VIEW_RPLX:
@@ -702,13 +700,9 @@ VIEWDATA *loadViewData(const char *pViewMsgData, UDWORD bufferSize)
 					}
 				}
 				//get the audio text string
-				sscanf(pViewMsgData,",%[^','],%d%n", audioName, &count,&cnt);
+				sscanf(pViewMsgData,",%[^','],%d%n", audioName, &dummy, &cnt);
                                 pViewMsgData += cnt;
 
-				ASSERT( count < UWORD_MAX, "loadViewData: numFrames too high for %s", name );
-
-				psViewReplay->pSeqList[dataInc].numFrames = (UWORD)count;
-
 				if (strcmp(audioName, "0"))
 				{
 					//allocate space
diff --git a/src/message_parser.y b/src/message_parser.y
index 4135d9772..cc9f66174 100644
--- a/src/message_parser.y
+++ b/src/message_parser.y
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ research_message:	imd_name ',' imd_name2 ',' sequence_name ',' audio_name ','
 
 					$$->pAudio = $7;
 					sstrcpy($$->sequenceName, $5);
-					$$->numFrames = 0;
 					// Get rid of our tokens ASAP (so that the free() lists on errors become shorter)
 					free($5);
 
diff --git a/src/messagedef.h b/src/messagedef.h
index f836bef99..f2077c2b7 100644
--- a/src/messagedef.h
+++ b/src/messagedef.h
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ typedef struct _view_research
 	iIMDShape	*pIMD2;				//allows base plates and turrets to be drawn as well
 	char	sequenceName[MAX_STR_LENGTH];	//which windowed flic to display
 	char	*pAudio;						/*name of audio track to play (for this seq)*/
-	UWORD	numFrames;						/* On PSX if type is VIEW_RPL then
-											this is used as a number_of_frames_in_the_stream
-											count - NOT used on PC*/
 } VIEW_RESEARCH;
 
 typedef struct _seq_display
@@ -81,9 +78,6 @@ typedef struct _seq_display
 								//this sequence
 	const char**    ppTextMsg;	//Pointer to text messages - if any
 	char		*pAudio;		/*name of audio track to play (for this seq)*/
-	UWORD		numFrames;		/* On PSX if type is VIEW_RPL then
-								this is used as a number_of_frames_in_the_stream
-								count - NOT used on PC*/
 } SEQ_DISPLAY;
 
 //info required to view a flic in Intelligence Screen