diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.vcproj b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.vcproj
index 9a1c83f998..08ae7e479d 100644
--- a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.vcproj
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/SoundTouch.vcproj
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				WarningLevel="3"
-				DebugInformationFormat="4"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
diff --git a/pcsx2/SafeArray.h b/pcsx2/SafeArray.h
index 9abf6bd80a..2ec2f0e8ed 100644
--- a/pcsx2/SafeArray.h
+++ b/pcsx2/SafeArray.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #ifndef __SAFEARRAY_H__
 #define __SAFEARRAY_H__
 
-#include "System.h"
-
 extern void* __fastcall pcsx2_aligned_malloc(size_t size, size_t align);
 extern void* __fastcall pcsx2_aligned_realloc(void* handle, size_t size, size_t align);
 extern void pcsx2_aligned_free(void* pmem);
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ protected:
 //
 //
 template< typename T >
-class SafeList : public SafeArray<T>
+class SafeList
 {
 public:
 	static const int DefaultChunkSize = 0x80 * sizeof(T);
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
index ca4fdad790..6a0c6af8dd 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.cpp
@@ -792,31 +792,8 @@ static s32 recExecuteBlock( s32 eeCycles )
 	return psxBreak + psxCycleEE;
 }
 
-static void recClear(u32 Addr, u32 Size)
-{
-	u32 pc = Addr;
-	while (pc < Addr + Size*4)
-		pc += PSXREC_CLEARM(pc);
-}
-
-// not used and not right for now
-#if 0
-void rpsxMemConstClear(u32 mem)
-{
-	// NOTE! This assumes recLUT never changes its mapping
-	if( !(psxRecLUT[mem>>16] + mem) )
-		return;
-
-	CMP32ItoM((uptr)PSX_GETBLOCK(mem), iopJITCompile);
-	j8Ptr[6] = JE8(0);
-
-    _callFunctionArg1((uptr)psxRecClearMem, MEM_CONSTTAG, mem);
-	x86SetJ8(j8Ptr[6]);
-}
-#endif
-
 // Returns the offset to the next instruction after any cleared memory
-u32 psxRecClearMem(u32 pc)
+static __forceinline u32 psxRecClearMem(u32 pc)
 {
 	BASEBLOCKEX* pexblock;
 	BASEBLOCK* pblock;
@@ -885,6 +862,13 @@ u32 psxRecClearMem(u32 pc)
 	return upperextent - pc;
 }
 
+static void recClear(u32 Addr, u32 Size)
+{
+	u32 pc = Addr;
+	while (pc < Addr + Size*4)
+		pc += PSXREC_CLEARM(pc);
+}
+
 void psxSetBranchReg(u32 reg)
 {
 	psxbranch = 1;
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.h b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.h
index e5dc2f963c..7f19f1440d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.h
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/iR3000A.h
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ extern u32 g_iopCyclePenalty;
 void psxSaveBranchState();
 void psxLoadBranchState();
 
-void psxSetBranchReg(u32 reg);
-void psxSetBranchImm( u32 imm );
-void psxRecompileNextInstruction(int delayslot);
-u32 psxRecClearMem(u32 p);
+extern void psxSetBranchReg(u32 reg);
+extern void psxSetBranchImm( u32 imm );
+extern void psxRecompileNextInstruction(int delayslot);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // IOP Constant Propagation Defines, Vars, and API - From here down!
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/DllInterface.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/DllInterface.cpp
index 1a7a2c447f..6e55ec3101 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/DllInterface.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/DllInterface.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ EXPORT_C_(s32) SPU2init()
 #endif
 	srand((unsigned)time(NULL));
 
-	disableFreezes=false;
-
 	if (spu2init)
 	{
 		ConLog( " * SPU2: Already initialized - Ignoring SPU2init signal." );
@@ -448,9 +446,6 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) SPU2write(u32 rmem, u16 value)
 // for now, pData is not used
 EXPORT_C_(int) SPU2setupRecording(int start, void* pData)
 {
-	// Don't record if we have a bogus state.
-	if( disableFreezes ) return 0;
-
 	if(start==0)
 		RecordStop();
 	else if(start==1)
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/SaveStateSPU.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/SaveStateSPU.cpp
index abe3400990..59445df78f 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/SaveStateSPU.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/SaveStateSPU.cpp
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ typedef s32 __fastcall FreezeHandlerFunction( SPU2freezeData& data );
 
 s32 __fastcall FreezeIt( SPU2freezeData& spud )
 {
-	if( disableFreezes )
-	{
-		// No point in making a save state since the SPU2
-		// state is completely bogus anyway... Let's just
-		// give this some random ID that no one will recognize.
-
-		strcpy( (char*)&spud, "invalid" );
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	spud.id		 = SAVE_ID;
 	spud.version = SAVE_VERSION;
 
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@ s32 __fastcall ThawIt( SPU2freezeData& spud )
 		printf("\tAudio may not recover correctly.  Save your game to memorycard, reset,\n\n");
 		printf("  and then continue from there.\n\n");
 
-		disableFreezes = true;
 		resetClock = true;
 
 		// Do *not* reset the cores.
@@ -143,8 +132,6 @@ s32 __fastcall ThawIt( SPU2freezeData& spud )
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		disableFreezes=false;
-
 		// base stuff
 		memcpy(spu2regs, spud.unkregs, 0x010000);
 		memcpy(_spu2mem, spud.mem,     0x200000);
@@ -191,8 +178,6 @@ s32 __fastcall ThawIt( SPU2freezeData& spud )
 
 s32 __fastcall SizeIt()
 {
-	if( disableFreezes ) return 8;	// length of the string id "invalid" (plus a zero!)
-
 	int size = sizeof(SPU2freezeData);
 
 	// calculate the amount of memory consumed by our cache:
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.cpp
index 7c74d399b0..0deae90f3a 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ DWORD CALLBACK TimeThread(PVOID /* unused param */);
 // [Air]: fixed the hacky part of UpdateTimer with this:
 bool resetClock = true;
 
-// Used to make spu2 more robust at loading incompatible saves.
-// Disables re-freezing of save state data.
-bool disableFreezes = false;
-
 void (* _irqcallback)();
 void (* dma4callback)();
 void (* dma7callback)();
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.h b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.h
index f98dc1b258..b347a28484 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.h
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Spu2.h
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ extern u32 input_data_ptr;
 
 extern int PlayMode;
 extern int recording;
-extern bool disableFreezes;
 
 extern u32 lClocks;
 extern u32* cPtr;