diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
index 03f480dac8..a2825da1c7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "BPMemory.h"
 #include "DataReader.h"
 #include "VertexManagerBase.h"
+#include "IndexGenerator.h"
 
 #include "VertexLoader_Position.h"
 #include "VertexLoader_Normal.h"
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@ void VertexLoader::WriteSetVariable(int bits, void *address, OpArg value)
 }
 #endif
 
-int VertexLoader::SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count)
+void VertexLoader::SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count)
 {
 	m_numLoadedVertices += count;
 
@@ -851,13 +852,6 @@ int VertexLoader::SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const
 	}
 	g_nativeVertexFmt = m_NativeFmt;
 
-	if (bpmem.genMode.cullmode == 3 && primitive < 5)
-	{
-		// if cull mode is none, ignore triangles and quads
-		DataSkip(count * m_VertexSize);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	// Load position and texcoord scale factors.
 	m_VtxAttr.PosFrac				= g_VtxAttr[vtx_attr_group].g0.PosFrac;
 	m_VtxAttr.texCoord[0].Frac		= g_VtxAttr[vtx_attr_group].g0.Tex0Frac;
@@ -881,17 +875,6 @@ int VertexLoader::SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const
 	s_bbox_primitive = primitive;
 	s_bbox_currPoint = 0;
 	s_bbox_loadedPoints = 0;
-
-	VertexManager::PrepareForAdditionalData(primitive, count, native_stride);
-
-	return count;
-}
-
-void VertexLoader::RunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count)
-{
-	auto const new_count = SetupRunVertices(vtx_attr_group, primitive, count);
-	ConvertVertices(new_count);
-	VertexManager::AddVertices(primitive, new_count);
 }
 
 void VertexLoader::ConvertVertices ( int count )
@@ -915,6 +898,23 @@ void VertexLoader::ConvertVertices ( int count )
 #endif
 }
 
+void VertexLoader::RunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count)
+{
+	if (bpmem.genMode.cullmode == 3 && primitive < 5)
+	{
+		// if cull mode is none, ignore triangles and quads
+		DataSkip(count * m_VertexSize);
+		return;
+	}
+	SetupRunVertices(vtx_attr_group, primitive, count);
+	VertexManager::PrepareForAdditionalData(primitive, count, native_stride);
+	ConvertVertices(count);
+	IndexGenerator::AddIndices(primitive, count);
+
+	ADDSTAT(stats.thisFrame.numPrims, count);
+	INCSTAT(stats.thisFrame.numPrimitiveJoins);
+}
+
 void VertexLoader::SetVAT(u32 _group0, u32 _group1, u32 _group2)
 {
 	VAT vat;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.h
index 0d950ef0e8..59f94774b8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 
 	int GetVertexSize() const {return m_VertexSize;}
 
-	int SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count);
+	void SetupRunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int const count);
 	void RunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int count);
 
 	// For debugging / profiling
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderManager.cpp
index de22d1aad6..d1f1acf9a4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderManager.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void MarkAllDirty()
 	s_attr_dirty = 0xff;
 }
 
-static void RefreshLoader(int vtx_attr_group)
+static VertexLoader* RefreshLoader(int vtx_attr_group)
 {
 	if ((s_attr_dirty >> vtx_attr_group) & 1)
 	{
@@ -116,21 +116,27 @@ static void RefreshLoader(int vtx_attr_group)
 		}
 	}
 	s_attr_dirty &= ~(1 << vtx_attr_group);
+	return g_VertexLoaders[vtx_attr_group];
 }
 
 void RunVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int primitive, int count)
 {
 	if (!count)
 		return;
+	RefreshLoader(vtx_attr_group)->RunVertices(vtx_attr_group, primitive, count);
+}
 
-	RefreshLoader(vtx_attr_group);
-	g_VertexLoaders[vtx_attr_group]->RunVertices(vtx_attr_group, primitive, count);
+void SkipVertices(int vtx_attr_group, int count)
+{
+	if (!count)
+		return;
+	u32 stride = RefreshLoader(vtx_attr_group)->GetVertexSize();
+	DataSkip(count * stride);
 }
 
 int GetVertexSize(int vtx_attr_group)
 {
-	RefreshLoader(vtx_attr_group);
-	return g_VertexLoaders[vtx_attr_group]->GetVertexSize();
+	return RefreshLoader(vtx_attr_group)->GetVertexSize();
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
index 18a6c81dd6..c4980ae190 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.cpp
@@ -140,17 +140,6 @@ u32 VertexManager::GetRemainingIndices(int primitive)
 	}
 }
 
-void VertexManager::AddVertices(int primitive, u32 numVertices)
-{
-	if (numVertices <= 0)
-		return;
-
-	ADDSTAT(stats.thisFrame.numPrims, numVertices);
-	INCSTAT(stats.thisFrame.numPrimitiveJoins);
-
-	IndexGenerator::AddIndices(primitive, numVertices);
-}
-
 void VertexManager::Flush()
 {
 	if (IsFlushed) return;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.h
index 1acbfefdf1..83787e57a8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ public:
 	// needs to be virtual for DX11's dtor
 	virtual ~VertexManager();
 
-	static void AddVertices(int _primitive, u32 _numVertices);
-
 	static u8 *s_pCurBufferPointer;
 	static u8 *s_pBaseBufferPointer;
 	static u8 *s_pEndBufferPointer;