diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/Plugins/RSPPlugin.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/Plugins/RSPPlugin.cpp
index 0dd5bcc3e..350076942 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/Plugins/RSPPlugin.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/Plugins/RSPPlugin.cpp
@@ -563,15 +563,18 @@ uint32_t CRSP_Plugin::RspThread(void)
     CRegisters & Reg = m_System->m_Reg;
     for (;;)
     {
-        m_RunEvent.IsTriggered(SyncEvent::INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
+        if ((Reg.SP_STATUS_REG & SP_STATUS_HALT) != 0)
+        {
+            m_RunEvent.Reset();
+            m_RunEvent.IsTriggered(SyncEvent::INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
+        }
         if (!m_RomOpened)
         {
             break;
         }
-        m_DoRspCycles(100);
-        if ((Reg.SP_STATUS_REG & SP_STATUS_HALT) != 0)
+        if ((Reg.SP_STATUS_REG & SP_STATUS_HALT) == 0)
         {
-            m_RunEvent.Reset();
+            m_DoRspCycles(100);
         }
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPCpu.cpp b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPCpu.cpp
index 636bffb59..fa72c3cf0 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPCpu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPCpu.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class RSPRegisterHandler;
 
 UDWORD EleSpec[16], Indx[16];
 RSPOpcode RSPOpC;
-uint32_t *PrgCount, NextInstruction, RSP_Running, RSP_MfStatusCount;
+uint32_t *PrgCount, NextInstruction, RSP_Running;
 
 p_func RSP_Opcode[64];
 p_func RSP_RegImm[32];
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ uint32_t DoRspCycles(uint32_t Cycles)
 
     g_RSPDebugger->RspCyclesStart();
     CGuard Guard(g_CPUCriticalSection);
-    RSP_MfStatusCount = 0;
 
     switch (g_CPUCore)
     {
diff --git a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterCPU.h b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterCPU.h
index 2663ecb3c..f37894111 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterCPU.h
+++ b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterCPU.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ enum RSPPIPELINE_STAGE
 
 extern RSPPIPELINE_STAGE RSP_NextInstruction;
 extern uint32_t RSP_JumpTo;
-extern uint32_t RSP_MfStatusCount;
 
 // Standard MIPS PC-relative branch
 // Returns the new PC, based on whether the condition passes
diff --git a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterOps.cpp b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterOps.cpp
index d3fa6c7ca..18daf33dd 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterOps.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-rsp-core/cpu/RSPInterpreterOps.cpp
@@ -420,14 +420,7 @@ void RSP_Cop0_MF(void)
     case 1: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = g_RSPRegisterHandler->ReadReg(RSPRegister_DRAM_ADDR); break;
     case 2: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = g_RSPRegisterHandler->ReadReg(RSPRegister_RD_LEN); break;
     case 3: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = g_RSPRegisterHandler->ReadReg(RSPRegister_WR_LEN); break;
-    case 4:
-        RSP_MfStatusCount += 1;
-        RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = g_RSPRegisterHandler->ReadReg(RSPRegister_STATUS);
-        if (Mfc0Count != 0 && RSP_MfStatusCount > Mfc0Count)
-        {
-            RSP_Running = false;
-        }
-        break;
+    case 4: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = g_RSPRegisterHandler->ReadReg(RSPRegister_STATUS); break;
     case 5: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = *RSPInfo.SP_DMA_FULL_REG; break;
     case 6: RSP_GPR[RSPOpC.rt].UW = *RSPInfo.SP_DMA_BUSY_REG; break;
     case 7: