diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 92820d47eb..359e9e3784 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_throttle = new Throttle();
 
 			var comm = CreateCoreComm();
-			Emulator = new NullEmulator(comm);
+			Emulator = new NullEmulator();
 			GlobalWin.Tools = new ToolManager(this, Config, Emulator);
 			Global.CheatList = new CheatCollection();
 			CheatList.Changed += Tools.UpdateCheatRelatedTools;
@@ -3884,7 +3884,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Emulator.Dispose();
 			var coreComm = CreateCoreComm();
 			CoreFileProvider.SyncCoreCommInputSignals(coreComm);
-			Emulator = new NullEmulator(coreComm);
+			Emulator = new NullEmulator();
 			ClientApi.UpdateEmulatorAndVP(Emulator);
 			Global.ActiveController = new Controller(NullController.Instance.Definition);
 			Global.AutoFireController = _autofireNullControls;
@@ -3904,7 +3904,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				CloseGame(clearSram);
 				var coreComm = CreateCoreComm();
 				CoreFileProvider.SyncCoreCommInputSignals(coreComm);
-				Emulator = new NullEmulator(coreComm);
+				Emulator = new NullEmulator();
 				Global.Game = GameInfo.NullInstance;
 
 				Tools.Restart(Emulator);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs
index 2dc4e53db1..d6b6824aba 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs	
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs	
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@
 	{
 		private readonly int[] _frameBuffer = new int[NullVideo.DefaultWidth * NullVideo.DefaultHeight];
 
-		public NullEmulator(CoreComm comm)
+		public NullEmulator()
 		{
 			ServiceProvider = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
-			CoreComm = comm;
 		}
 
 		#region IEmulator
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@
 
 		public string BoardName => null;
 
-		public CoreComm CoreComm { get; }
-
 		public void Dispose()
 		{
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulator.cs
index 1f8abe0a02..e984af324b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulator.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/IEmulator.cs
@@ -61,11 +61,5 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// Resets the Frame and Lag counters, and any other similar counters a core might implement
 		/// </summary>
 		void ResetCounters();
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets the core communications module in use by this core.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <seealso cref="BizHawk.Emulation.Common.CoreComm" /> 
-		CoreComm CoreComm { get; }
 	}
 }