diff --git a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
index 47f7543ad1..df1a500695 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "IopHw.h"
 #include "IopDma.h"
 #include "VMManager.h"
-#include "SIO/Sio.h"
 
 #include "common/Error.h"
 #include "common/FileSystem.h"
@@ -1570,7 +1569,6 @@ void cdvdVsync()
 	cdvd.RTCcount = 0;
 
 	cdvdUpdateTrayState();
-	AutoEject::CountDownTicks();
 
 	cdvd.RTC.second++;
 	if (cdvd.RTC.second < 60)
diff --git a/pcsx2/Counters.cpp b/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
index deff108499..0e359825c5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Counters.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ static __fi void VSyncStart(u32 sCycle)
 	hwIntcIrq(INTC_VBLANK_S);
 	psxVBlankStart();
 
+	// Memcard auto ejection - Uses a tick system timed off of real time, decrementing one tick per frame.
+	AutoEject::CountDownTicks();
 	if (gates)
 		rcntStartGate(true, sCycle); // Counters Start Gate code