diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
index 15950f341f..b7d0b384a3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				if (Global.Emulator.CpuTraceAvailable())
 				{
 					ClearList();
-					TraceView.Columns[0].Text = Global.Emulator.CoreComm.TraceHeader;
+					TraceView.Columns[0].Text = Tracer.Header;
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
index 60023602d8..bdac1530d2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 
 		public int ScreenLogicalOffsetX, ScreenLogicalOffsetY;
 
-		public string TraceHeader = "Instructions";
-
 		// size hint to a/v out resizer.  this probably belongs in VideoProvider?  but it's somewhat different than VirtualWidth...
 		public int NominalWidth = 640;
 		public int NominalHeight = 480;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.cs
index da75e7dd97..bdc72684d1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/Meteor.cs
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBA
 		public GBA(CoreComm comm, byte[] file)
 		{
 			ServiceProvider = new BasicServiceProvider(this);
-			Tracer = new TraceBuffer();
+			Tracer = new TraceBuffer
+			{
+				Header = "   -Addr--- -Opcode- -Instruction------------------- -R0----- -R1----- -R2----- -R3----- -R4----- -R5----- -R6----- -R7----- -R8----- -R9----- -R10---- -R11---- -R12---- -R13(SP) -R14(LR) -R15(PC) -CPSR--- -SPSR---"
+			};
+
 			CoreComm = comm;
 
 			comm.VsyncNum = 262144;
 			comm.VsyncDen = 4389;
-			comm.TraceHeader = "   -Addr--- -Opcode- -Instruction------------------- -R0----- -R1----- -R2----- -R3----- -R4----- -R5----- -R6----- -R7----- -R8----- -R9----- -R10---- -R11---- -R12---- -R13(SP) -R14(LR) -R15(PC) -CPSR--- -SPSR---";
 			comm.NominalWidth = 240;
 			comm.NominalHeight = 160;