diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 138c7d2c20..ff67d67e44 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -3000,10 +3000,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			string details = Emulator.CoreComm.RomStatusDetails;
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(details))
 			{
-				Sound.StopSound();
 				Tools.Load<LogWindow>();
 				((LogWindow) Tools.Get<LogWindow>()).ShowReport("Dump Status Report", details);
-				Sound.StartSound();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
index a80b2269db..52bc80cb98 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			InitMemoryCallbacks();
 			CoreComm = comm;
 
-			comm.RomStatusAnnotation = null;
-			comm.RomStatusDetails = null;
 			comm.NominalWidth = 160;
 			comm.NominalHeight = 144;
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
index d0a1f1015c..7d08326ccd 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			L.ConnectMemoryCallbackSystem(_memorycallbacks);
 			R.ConnectMemoryCallbackSystem(_memorycallbacks);
 
-			comm.RomStatusAnnotation = null;
 			comm.RomStatusDetails = "LEFT:\r\n" + L.CoreComm.RomStatusDetails + "RIGHT:\r\n" + R.CoreComm.RomStatusDetails;
 			comm.NominalWidth = L.CoreComm.NominalWidth + R.CoreComm.NominalWidth;
 			comm.NominalHeight = L.CoreComm.NominalHeight;