diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
index cf7b5efac5..53bc2abd6a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.regs.cs
@@ -340,11 +340,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 			if (!reg_2000.vblank_nmi_gen & ((value & 0x80) != 0) && (Reg2002_vblank_active) && !Reg2002_vblank_clear_pending)
 			{
 				//if we just unleashed the vblank interrupt then activate it now
-				if (ppudead<=1)
-					NMI_PendingInstructions = 2;
+				NMI_PendingInstructions = 2;
 			}
-			if (ppudead<=1)
-				reg_2000.Value = value;
+			reg_2000.Value = value;
 
 
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
index 5ba98ab505..74a1986046 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/PPU.run.cs
@@ -638,18 +638,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 			//register before around a full frame, but no games
 			//should write to those regs during that time, it needs
 			//to wait for vblank
-			if (ppudead < 2)
-			{
-				ppur.status.sl = 241;
-				runppu(3);
-				//Reg2002_vblank_active = true;
-				runppu(3);
-				runppu(postNMIlines * kLineTime - 6);
-				ppur.status.sl = 0;
-				//clear_2002();
-			}
-			runppu(241 * kLineTime);
-			runppu(preNMIlines * kLineTime);
+			
+			runppu(241 * kLineTime-7*3);
+			//runppu(preNMIlines * kLineTime);
 			--ppudead;
 		}
 	}