diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.cpp
index 8c9c65fea1..f3cecfe64e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 AXUCode::AXUCode(DSPHLE* dsphle, u32 crc)
 	: UCodeInterface(dsphle, crc)
-	, m_work_available(false)
 	, m_cmdlist_size(0)
 {
 	WARN_LOG(DSPHLE, "Instantiating AXUCode: crc=%08x", crc);
@@ -609,7 +608,9 @@ void AXUCode::HandleMail(u32 mail)
 	if (next_is_cmdlist)
 	{
 		CopyCmdList(mail, cmdlist_size);
-		m_work_available = true;
+		HandleCommandList();
+		m_cmdlist_size = 0;
+		SignalWorkEnd();
 	}
 	else if (m_upload_setup_in_progress)
 	{
@@ -669,12 +670,6 @@ void AXUCode::Update()
 		m_mail_handler.PushMail(DSP_RESUME);
 		DSP::GenerateDSPInterruptFromDSPEmu(DSP::INT_DSP);
 	}
-	else if (m_work_available)
-	{
-		HandleCommandList();
-		m_cmdlist_size = 0;
-		SignalWorkEnd();
-	}
 }
 
 u32 AXUCode::GetUpdateMs()
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.h
index 1af79ebb4f..466bbf7b9d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSPHLE/UCodes/AX.h
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ protected:
 	int m_samples_auxB_right[32 * 5];
 	int m_samples_auxB_surround[32 * 5];
 
-	// This flag is set if there is anything to process.
-	bool m_work_available;
-
 	u16 m_cmdlist[512];
 	u32 m_cmdlist_size;