diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
index 5c3848de4f..fc2d8b4f13 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ volatile bool interruptSet= false;
 volatile bool interruptWaiting= false;
 volatile bool interruptTokenWaiting = false;
 volatile bool interruptFinishWaiting = false;
-volatile bool waitingForPEInterruptDisable = false;
 
 volatile u32 VITicks = CommandProcessor::m_cpClockOrigin;
 
@@ -455,9 +454,7 @@ void STACKALIGN GatherPipeBursted()
 			if((ProcessorInterface::Fifo_CPUEnd == fifo.CPEnd) && (ProcessorInterface::Fifo_CPUBase == fifo.CPBase)
 				 && fifo.CPReadWriteDistance > 0)
 			{
-				waitingForPEInterruptDisable = true;
 				ProcessFifoAllDistance();
-				waitingForPEInterruptDisable = false;
 			}
 		}
 		return;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.h
index ce18da4686..4cfa6cf8bf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/CommandProcessor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ extern volatile bool interruptSet;
 extern volatile bool interruptWaiting;
 extern volatile bool interruptTokenWaiting;
 extern volatile bool interruptFinishWaiting;
-extern volatile bool waitingForPEInterruptDisable;
  
 // internal hardware addresses
 enum