diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
index 825d15e4ce..0fdc5cfcdb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static std::mutex cs_frameSkip;
 namespace Movie {
 
 static bool s_bFrameStep = false;
-static bool s_bFrameStop = false;
 static bool s_bReadOnly = true;
 static u32 s_rerecords = 0;
 static PlayMode s_playMode = MODE_NONE;
@@ -160,11 +159,6 @@ void FrameUpdate()
 		s_bFrameStep = false;
 	}
 
-	// ("framestop") the only purpose of this is to cause interpreter/jit Run() to return temporarily.
-	// after that we set it back to CPU_RUNNING and continue as normal.
-	if (s_bFrameStop)
-		*PowerPC::GetStatePtr() = PowerPC::CPU_STEPPING;
-
 	if (s_framesToSkip)
 		FrameSkipping();
 
@@ -177,7 +171,6 @@ void Init()
 {
 	s_bPolled = false;
 	s_bFrameStep = false;
-	s_bFrameStop = false;
 	s_bSaveConfig = false;
 	s_iCPUCore = SConfig::GetInstance().iCPUCore;
 	if (IsPlayingInput())
@@ -264,11 +257,6 @@ void DoFrameStep()
 	}
 }
 
-void SetFrameStopping(bool bEnabled)
-{
-	s_bFrameStop = bEnabled;
-}
-
 void SetReadOnly(bool bEnabled)
 {
 	if (s_bReadOnly != bEnabled)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
index 7fa19d22f5..350c9da28e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ void ChangePads(bool instantly = false);
 void ChangeWiiPads(bool instantly = false);
 
 void DoFrameStep();
-void SetFrameStopping(bool bEnabled);
 void SetReadOnly(bool bEnabled);
 
 void SetFrameSkipping(unsigned int framesToSkip);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
index d5ef266ede..d709708456 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ CPUState GetState()
 	return state;
 }
 
-volatile CPUState *GetStatePtr()
+const volatile CPUState *GetStatePtr()
 {
 	return &state;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
index 2bddfb7955..71faf219b5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void Pause();
 void Stop();
 void FinishStateMove();
 CPUState GetState();
-volatile CPUState *GetStatePtr();  // this oddity is here instead of an extern declaration to easily be able to find all direct accesses throughout the code.
+const volatile CPUState *GetStatePtr();  // this oddity is here instead of an extern declaration to easily be able to find all direct accesses throughout the code.
 
 u32 CompactCR();
 void ExpandCR(u32 cr);