diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
index 8a432b99ec..24e54259e3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
-#include <unordered_set>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 
 #include "Core/ARDecrypt.h"
+#include "Core/CheatCodes.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/MMU.h"
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void ApplyCodes(const std::vector<ARCode>& codes)
   s_disable_logging = false;
   s_active_codes.clear();
   std::copy_if(codes.begin(), codes.end(), std::back_inserter(s_active_codes),
-               [](const ARCode& code) { return code.active; });
+               [](const ARCode& code) { return code.enabled; });
   s_active_codes.shrink_to_fit();
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void UpdateSyncedCodes(const std::vector<ARCode>& codes)
   s_synced_codes.clear();
   s_synced_codes.reserve(codes.size());
   std::copy_if(codes.begin(), codes.end(), std::back_inserter(s_synced_codes),
-               [](const ARCode& code) { return code.active; });
+               [](const ARCode& code) { return code.enabled; });
   s_synced_codes.shrink_to_fit();
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ std::vector<ARCode> ApplyAndReturnCodes(const std::vector<ARCode>& codes)
     s_disable_logging = false;
     s_active_codes.clear();
     std::copy_if(codes.begin(), codes.end(), std::back_inserter(s_active_codes),
-                 [](const ARCode& code) { return code.active; });
+                 [](const ARCode& code) { return code.enabled; });
   }
   s_active_codes.shrink_to_fit();
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void AddCode(ARCode code)
   if (!SConfig::GetInstance().bEnableCheats)
     return;
 
-  if (code.active)
+  if (code.enabled)
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(s_lock);
     s_disable_logging = false;
@@ -178,20 +178,6 @@ std::vector<ARCode> LoadCodes(const IniFile& global_ini, const IniFile& local_in
 {
   std::vector<ARCode> codes;
 
-  std::unordered_set<std::string> enabled_names;
-  {
-    std::vector<std::string> enabled_lines;
-    local_ini.GetLines("ActionReplay_Enabled", &enabled_lines);
-    for (const std::string& line : enabled_lines)
-    {
-      if (!line.empty() && line[0] == '$')
-      {
-        std::string name = line.substr(1, line.size() - 1);
-        enabled_names.insert(name);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   const IniFile* inis[2] = {&global_ini, &local_ini};
   for (const IniFile* ini : inis)
   {
@@ -225,7 +211,6 @@ std::vector<ARCode> LoadCodes(const IniFile& global_ini, const IniFile& local_in
         }
 
         current_code.name = line.substr(1, line.size() - 1);
-        current_code.active = enabled_names.find(current_code.name) != enabled_names.end();
         current_code.user_defined = (ini == &local_ini);
       }
       else
@@ -279,6 +264,8 @@ std::vector<ARCode> LoadCodes(const IniFile& global_ini, const IniFile& local_in
       DecryptARCode(encrypted_lines, &current_code.ops);
       codes.push_back(current_code);
     }
+
+    ReadEnabledAndDisabled(*ini, "ActionReplay", &codes);
   }
 
   return codes;
@@ -290,7 +277,7 @@ void SaveCodes(IniFile* local_ini, const std::vector<ARCode>& codes)
   std::vector<std::string> enabled_lines;
   for (const ActionReplay::ARCode& code : codes)
   {
-    if (code.active)
+    if (code.enabled)
       enabled_lines.emplace_back("$" + code.name);
 
     if (code.user_defined)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
index b42e2f08b0..bd93503f52 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ struct ARCode
 {
   std::string name;
   std::vector<AREntry> ops;
-  bool active;
-  bool user_defined;
+  bool enabled = false;
+  bool user_defined = false;
 };
 
 void RunAllActive();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 6da101c42e..72835324a7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ add_library(core
   ARDecrypt.h
   BootManager.cpp
   BootManager.h
+  CheatCodes.h
   CommonTitles.h
   ConfigManager.cpp
   ConfigManager.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CheatCodes.h b/Source/Core/Core/CheatCodes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a440f9ed6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CheatCodes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "Common/IniFile.h"
+
+template <typename T>
+void ReadEnabledOrDisabled(const IniFile& ini, const std::string& section, bool enabled,
+                           std::vector<T>* codes)
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> lines;
+  ini.GetLines(section, &lines, false);
+
+  for (const std::string& line : lines)
+  {
+    if (line.empty() || line[0] != '$')
+      continue;
+
+    for (T& code : *codes)
+    {
+      // Exclude the initial '$' from the comparison.
+      if (line.compare(1, std::string::npos, code.name) == 0)
+        code.enabled = enabled;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void ReadEnabledAndDisabled(const IniFile& ini, const std::string& section, std::vector<T>* codes)
+{
+  ReadEnabledOrDisabled(ini, section + "_Enabled", true, codes);
+  ReadEnabledOrDisabled(ini, section + "_Disabled", false, codes);
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
index 35dd58d202..a7ada5b18e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Boot\DolReader.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Boot\ElfReader.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Boot\ElfTypes.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="CheatCodes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Config\GraphicsSettings.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Config\MainSettings.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Config\NetplaySettings.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
index 73b159219f..749b81b9c2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@
       <Filter>HW %28Flipper/Hollywood%29\EXI - Expansion Interface\BBA</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="SyncIdentifier.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="CheatCodes.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="CMakeLists.txt" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
index d11035306f..32ea337af3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "Common/IniFile.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
+#include "Core/CheatCodes.h"
 
 namespace Gecko
 {
@@ -190,24 +191,7 @@ std::vector<GeckoCode> LoadCodes(const IniFile& globalIni, const IniFile& localI
       gcodes.push_back(gcode);
     }
 
-    ini->GetLines("Gecko_Enabled", &lines, false);
-
-    for (const std::string& line : lines)
-    {
-      if (line.empty() || line[0] != '$')
-      {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      for (GeckoCode& ogcode : gcodes)
-      {
-        // Exclude the initial '$' from the comparison.
-        if (line.compare(1, std::string::npos, ogcode.name) == 0)
-        {
-          ogcode.enabled = true;
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    ReadEnabledAndDisabled(*ini, "Gecko", &gcodes);
   }
 
   return gcodes;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
index 4a2d168173..5dee4b3405 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ unsigned int NetPlayClient::OnData(sf::Packet& packet)
       arcode = ActionReplay::ARCode();
       // Initialize arcode
       arcode.name = "Synced Codes";
-      arcode.active = true;
+      arcode.enabled = true;
 
       // Receive code contents from packet
       for (int i = 0; i < m_sync_ar_codes_count; i++)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.cpp
index f249d33c7a..3e395fdc6c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <map>
-#include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 
 #include "Core/ActionReplay.h"
+#include "Core/CheatCodes.h"
 #include "Core/Config/MainSettings.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/GeckoCode.h"
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ const char* PatchTypeAsString(PatchType type)
 void LoadPatchSection(const std::string& section, std::vector<Patch>& patches, IniFile& globalIni,
                       IniFile& localIni)
 {
-  // Load the name of all enabled patches
-  std::string enabledSectionName = section + "_Enabled";
-  std::vector<std::string> enabledLines;
-  std::set<std::string> enabledNames;
-  localIni.GetLines(enabledSectionName, &enabledLines);
-  for (const std::string& line : enabledLines)
-  {
-    if (!line.empty() && line[0] == '$')
-    {
-      std::string name = line.substr(1, line.size() - 1);
-      enabledNames.insert(name);
-    }
-  }
-
   const IniFile* inis[2] = {&globalIni, &localIni};
 
   for (const IniFile* ini : inis)
@@ -83,9 +69,8 @@ void LoadPatchSection(const std::string& section, std::vector<Patch>& patches, I
         }
         currentPatch.entries.clear();
 
-        // Set active and name
+        // Set name and whether the patch is user defined
         currentPatch.name = line.substr(1, line.size() - 1);
-        currentPatch.active = enabledNames.find(currentPatch.name) != enabledNames.end();
         currentPatch.user_defined = (ini == &localIni);
       }
       else
@@ -123,6 +108,8 @@ void LoadPatchSection(const std::string& section, std::vector<Patch>& patches, I
     {
       patches.push_back(currentPatch);
     }
+
+    ReadEnabledAndDisabled(*ini, section, &patches);
   }
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +172,7 @@ static void ApplyPatches(const std::vector<Patch>& patches)
 {
   for (const Patch& patch : patches)
   {
-    if (patch.active)
+    if (patch.enabled)
     {
       for (const PatchEntry& entry : patch.entries)
       {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.h b/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.h
index 7e3ae628db..97386b6a9a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PatchEngine.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct Patch
 {
   std::string name;
   std::vector<PatchEntry> entries;
-  bool active = false;
+  bool enabled = false;
   bool user_defined = false;  // False if this code is shipped with Dolphin.
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatsManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatsManager.cpp
index 3c0dc72e76..860f6e6110 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatsManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CheatsManager.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void CheatsManager::GenerateARCode()
   int index = item->data(INDEX_ROLE).toInt();
   ActionReplay::ARCode ar_code;
 
-  ar_code.active = true;
+  ar_code.enabled = true;
   ar_code.user_defined = true;
   ar_code.name = tr("Generated by search (Address %1)")
                      .arg(m_watch[index].address, 8, 16, QLatin1Char('0'))
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/ARCodeWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/ARCodeWidget.cpp
index eca7ccf705..4a1769ff3b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/ARCodeWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/ARCodeWidget.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void ARCodeWidget::ConnectWidgets()
 
 void ARCodeWidget::OnItemChanged(QListWidgetItem* item)
 {
-  m_ar_codes[m_code_list->row(item)].active = (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
+  m_ar_codes[m_code_list->row(item)].enabled = (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
 
   if (!m_restart_required)
     ActionReplay::ApplyCodes(m_ar_codes);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void ARCodeWidget::UpdateList()
 
     item->setFlags(Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable |
                    Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled);
-    item->setCheckState(ar.active ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
+    item->setCheckState(ar.enabled ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
     item->setData(Qt::UserRole, static_cast<int>(i));
 
     m_code_list->addItem(item);
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void ARCodeWidget::AddCode(ActionReplay::ARCode code)
 void ARCodeWidget::OnCodeAddClicked()
 {
   ActionReplay::ARCode ar;
-  ar.active = true;
+  ar.enabled = true;
 
   CheatCodeEditor ed(this);
   ed.SetARCode(&ar);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/NewPatchDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/NewPatchDialog.cpp
index 9ee9e76218..b72506be49 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/NewPatchDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/NewPatchDialog.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ NewPatchDialog::NewPatchDialog(QWidget* parent, PatchEngine::Patch& patch)
   if (m_patch.entries.empty())
   {
     AddEntry();
-    m_patch.active = true;
+    m_patch.enabled = true;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/PatchesWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/PatchesWidget.cpp
index bb9025008a..724780e199 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/PatchesWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/PatchesWidget.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void PatchesWidget::ConnectWidgets()
 
 void PatchesWidget::OnItemChanged(QListWidgetItem* item)
 {
-  m_patches[m_list->row(item)].active = (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
+  m_patches[m_list->row(item)].enabled = (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
   SavePatches();
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void PatchesWidget::SavePatches()
 
   for (const auto& patch : m_patches)
   {
-    if (patch.active)
+    if (patch.enabled)
       lines_enabled.push_back("$" + patch.name);
 
     if (!patch.user_defined)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void PatchesWidget::Update()
   {
     auto* item = new QListWidgetItem(QString::fromStdString(patch.name));
     item->setFlags(item->flags() | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable);
-    item->setCheckState(patch.active ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
+    item->setCheckState(patch.enabled ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
     item->setData(Qt::UserRole, patch.user_defined);
 
     m_list->addItem(item);