diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IStatable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IStatable.cs
index 6685ab46a7..382c3b2220 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IStatable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.IStatable.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			_elf.LoadStateBinary(reader);
 			
 			// Getting last mouse positions
-			_lastMouseRunningValues[0] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseTurningValues[0] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseRunningValues[1] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseTurningValues[1] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseRunningValues[2] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseTurningValues[2] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseRunningValues[3] = reader.ReadInt32();
-			_lastMouseTurningValues[3] = reader.ReadInt32();
+			_turnHeld[0] = reader.ReadInt32();
+			_turnHeld[1] = reader.ReadInt32();
+			_turnHeld[2] = reader.ReadInt32();
+			_turnHeld[3] = reader.ReadInt32();
 
 			Frame = reader.ReadInt32();
 			// any managed pointers that we sent to the core need to be resent now!
@@ -33,14 +29,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			_elf.SaveStateBinary(writer);
 
 			// Writing last mouse positions
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseRunningValues[0]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseTurningValues[0]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseRunningValues[1]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseTurningValues[1]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseRunningValues[2]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseTurningValues[2]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseRunningValues[3]);
-			writer.Write(_lastMouseTurningValues[3]);
+			writer.Write(_turnHeld[0]);
+			writer.Write(_turnHeld[1]);
+			writer.Write(_turnHeld[2]);
+			writer.Write(_turnHeld[3]);
 
 			writer.Write(Frame);
 		}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
index 142181c4cd..27499b7c2a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.cs
@@ -156,20 +156,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Remembering mouse position
-		private const int MOUSE_NO_INPUT = -65535;
-		private int[] _lastMouseRunningValues = [
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT
-		];
-		private int[] _lastMouseTurningValues = [
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT,
-			MOUSE_NO_INPUT
-		];
+		private int[] _turnHeld = [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ];
 		private List<string> _args;
 
 		// IRegionable