diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
index 91ace55535..4a16eec594 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static std::mutex cs_frameSkip;
 namespace Movie {
 
 static bool s_bFrameStep = false;
-static bool s_bFrameStop = false;
 static bool s_bReadOnly = true;
 static u32 s_rerecords = 0;
 static PlayMode s_playMode = MODE_NONE;
@@ -159,11 +158,6 @@ void FrameUpdate()
 		s_bFrameStep = false;
 	}
 
-	// ("framestop") the only purpose of this is to cause interpreter/jit Run() to return temporarily.
-	// after that we set it back to CPU_RUNNING and continue as normal.
-	if (s_bFrameStop)
-		*PowerPC::GetStatePtr() = PowerPC::CPU_STEPPING;
-
 	if (s_framesToSkip)
 		FrameSkipping();
 
@@ -176,7 +170,6 @@ void Init()
 {
 	s_bPolled = false;
 	s_bFrameStep = false;
-	s_bFrameStop = false;
 	s_bSaveConfig = false;
 	s_iCPUCore = SConfig::GetInstance().iCPUCore;
 	if (IsPlayingInput())
@@ -263,11 +256,6 @@ void DoFrameStep()
 	}
 }
 
-void SetFrameStopping(bool bEnabled)
-{
-	s_bFrameStop = bEnabled;
-}
-
 void SetReadOnly(bool bEnabled)
 {
 	if (s_bReadOnly != bEnabled)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
index c7fe7e630c..416ffa9d0b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ void ChangePads(bool instantly = false);
 void ChangeWiiPads(bool instantly = false);
 
 void DoFrameStep();
-void SetFrameStopping(bool bEnabled);
 void SetReadOnly(bool bEnabled);
 
 void SetFrameSkipping(unsigned int framesToSkip);