diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAssembler.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAssembler.cpp
index 5926bf9895..549e7df8f2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAssembler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAssembler.cpp
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ s32 DSPAssembler::ParseValue(const char* str)
     else  // Everything else is a label.
     {
       // Lookup label
-      u16 value;
-      if (m_labels.GetLabelValue(ptr, &value))
-        return value;
+      if (const std::optional<u16> value = m_labels.GetLabelValue(ptr))
+        return *value;
+
       if (m_cur_pass == 2)
         ShowError(AssemblerError::UnknownLabel, str);
     }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
index e2e157ba79..5ff74b2e58 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "Core/DSP/LabelMap.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -11,9 +12,20 @@
 
 namespace DSP
 {
-LabelMap::LabelMap()
+struct LabelMap::Label
 {
-}
+  Label(std::string lbl, s32 address, LabelType ltype)
+      : name(std::move(lbl)), addr(address), type(ltype)
+  {
+  }
+  std::string name;
+  s32 addr;
+  LabelType type;
+};
+
+LabelMap::LabelMap() = default;
+
+LabelMap::~LabelMap() = default;
 
 void LabelMap::RegisterDefaults()
 {
@@ -30,40 +42,38 @@ void LabelMap::RegisterDefaults()
   }
 }
 
-void LabelMap::RegisterLabel(const std::string& label, u16 lval, LabelType type)
+void LabelMap::RegisterLabel(std::string label, u16 lval, LabelType type)
 {
-  u16 old_value;
-  if (GetLabelValue(label, &old_value) && old_value != lval)
+  const std::optional<u16> old_value = GetLabelValue(label);
+  if (old_value && old_value != lval)
   {
     printf("WARNING: Redefined label %s to %04x - old value %04x\n", label.c_str(), lval,
-           old_value);
+           *old_value);
     DeleteLabel(label);
   }
-  labels.emplace_back(label, lval, type);
+  labels.emplace_back(std::move(label), lval, type);
 }
 
-void LabelMap::DeleteLabel(const std::string& label)
+void LabelMap::DeleteLabel(std::string_view label)
 {
-  for (std::vector<label_t>::iterator iter = labels.begin(); iter != labels.end(); ++iter)
-  {
-    if (!label.compare(iter->name))
-    {
-      labels.erase(iter);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
+  const auto iter = std::find_if(labels.cbegin(), labels.cend(),
+                                 [&label](const auto& entry) { return entry.name == label; });
+
+  if (iter == labels.cend())
+    return;
+
+  labels.erase(iter);
 }
 
-bool LabelMap::GetLabelValue(const std::string& name, u16* value, LabelType type) const
+std::optional<u16> LabelMap::GetLabelValue(const std::string& name, LabelType type) const
 {
-  for (auto& label : labels)
+  for (const auto& label : labels)
   {
-    if (!name.compare(label.name))
+    if (name == label.name)
     {
-      if (type & label.type)
+      if ((type & label.type) != 0)
       {
-        *value = label.addr;
-        return true;
+        return label.addr;
       }
       else
       {
@@ -71,7 +81,8 @@ bool LabelMap::GetLabelValue(const std::string& name, u16* value, LabelType type
       }
     }
   }
-  return false;
+
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 void LabelMap::Clear()
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
index d3252a6feb..2061a7ba55 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
@@ -21,25 +23,18 @@ enum LabelType
 
 class LabelMap
 {
-  struct label_t
-  {
-    label_t(const std::string& lbl, s32 address, LabelType ltype)
-        : name(lbl), addr(address), type(ltype)
-    {
-    }
-    std::string name;
-    s32 addr;
-    LabelType type;
-  };
-  std::vector<label_t> labels;
-
 public:
   LabelMap();
-  ~LabelMap() {}
+  ~LabelMap();
+
   void RegisterDefaults();
-  void RegisterLabel(const std::string& label, u16 lval, LabelType type = LABEL_VALUE);
-  void DeleteLabel(const std::string& label);
-  bool GetLabelValue(const std::string& label, u16* value, LabelType type = LABEL_ANY) const;
+  void RegisterLabel(std::string label, u16 lval, LabelType type = LABEL_VALUE);
+  void DeleteLabel(std::string_view label);
+  std::optional<u16> GetLabelValue(const std::string& label, LabelType type = LABEL_ANY) const;
   void Clear();
+
+private:
+  struct Label;
+  std::vector<Label> labels;
 };
 }  // namespace DSP