diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasClipboardEntry.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasClipboardEntry.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a9bf3bc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasClipboardEntry.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
+{
+	public class TasClipboardEntry
+	{
+		public TasClipboardEntry(int frame, IController controllerState)
+		{
+			Frame = frame;
+			ControllerState = controllerState;
+		}
+
+		public int Frame { get; }
+		public IController ControllerState { get; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index 3ab829d5d3..7250e63fbb 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 							_tasClipboard.Clear();
 							for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length - 1; i++)
 							{
-								var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
+								var line = ControllerFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
 								if (line == null)
 								{
 									return;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 							_tasClipboard.Clear();
 							for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length - 1; i++)
 							{
-								var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
+								var line = ControllerFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
 								if (line == null)
 								{
 									return;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 7426239495..da3402eaf5 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -1262,5 +1262,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				TasView.Refresh();
 			}
 		}
+
+		private IMovieController ControllerFromMnemonicStr(string inputLogEntry)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				var controller = MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
+				controller.SetFromMnemonic(inputLogEntry);
+
+				return controller;
+			}
+			catch (Exception)
+			{
+				MessageBox.Show($"Invalid mnemonic string: {inputLogEntry}", "Paste Input failed!");
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index d081eef1cb..0000000000
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudioClipboard.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-
-using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
-using BizHawk.Client.Common;
-
-namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
-{
-	public class TasClipboardEntry
-	{
-		public TasClipboardEntry(int frame, IController controllerState)
-		{
-			Frame = frame;
-			ControllerState = controllerState;
-		}
-
-		public int Frame { get; }
-		public IController ControllerState { get; }
-
-		public static IMovieController SetFromMnemonicStr(string inputLogEntry)
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				var controller = GlobalWin.MovieSession.GenerateMovieController();
-				controller.SetFromMnemonic(inputLogEntry);
-
-				foreach (var button in controller.Definition.BoolButtons)
-				{
-					GlobalWin.InputManager.ButtonOverrideAdapter.SetButton(button, controller.IsPressed(button));
-				}
-
-				foreach (var axisName in controller.Definition.Axes.Keys)
-				{
-					GlobalWin.InputManager.ButtonOverrideAdapter.SetAxis(axisName, controller.AxisValue(axisName));
-				}
-
-				return controller;
-			}
-			catch (Exception)
-			{
-				MessageBox.Show($"Invalid mnemonic string: {inputLogEntry}", "Paste Input failed!");
-				return null;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}