diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
index 71a75f8fbd..0c83e77fa5 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			bs.PutLump(BinaryStateLump.Session, tw => tw.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(TasSession)));
 
-			if (TasStateManager.Settings.SaveStateHistory && !isBackup)
+			if (!isBackup)
 			{
 				bs.PutLump(BinaryStateLump.StateHistory, bw => TasStateManager.SaveStateHistory(bw));
 			}
@@ -165,13 +165,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				}
 			});
 
-			if (TasStateManager.Settings.SaveStateHistory)
+			bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.StateHistory, false, delegate(BinaryReader br, long length)
 			{
-				bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.StateHistory, false, delegate(BinaryReader br, long length)
-				{
-					TasStateManager = ZwinderStateManager.Create(br, TasStateManager.Settings);
-				});
-			}
+				TasStateManager = ZwinderStateManager.Create(br, TasStateManager.Settings);
+			});
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/ZwinderStateManagerSettings.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/ZwinderStateManagerSettings.cs
index 9d39642911..1e854ab264 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/ZwinderStateManagerSettings.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/ZwinderStateManagerSettings.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			PriorityTargetFrameLength = settings.PriorityTargetFrameLength;
 
 			AncientStateInterval = settings.AncientStateInterval;
-			SaveStateHistory = settings.SaveStateHistory;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -69,9 +68,5 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		[DisplayName("Ancient State Interval")]
 		[Description("How often to maintain states when outside of Current and Recent intervals")]
 		public int AncientStateInterval { get; set; } = 5000;
-
-		[DisplayName("Save Savestate History")]
-		[Description("Whether or not to save savestate history into .tasproj files")]
-		public bool SaveStateHistory { get; set; } = true;
 	}
 }