diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
index 2c49574ac1..cf5398c62e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			};
 		}
 
-		public void LoadBranch(TasBranch branch)
+		private void LoadBranch(TasBranch branch)
 		{
 			if (Tastudio.Settings.OldControlSchemeForBranches && !Tastudio.TasPlaybackBox.RecordingMode)
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 7b3807f193..343907aea0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -140,11 +140,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void LoadBranchByIndex(int index)
 		{
-			if (index < CurrentTasMovie.BranchCount)
-			{
-				var branch = CurrentTasMovie.Branches[index];
-				BookMarkControl.LoadBranch(branch);
-			}
+			BookMarkControl.LoadBranchExternal(index);
 		}
 
 		private void AutosaveTimerEventProcessor(object sender, EventArgs e)