diff --git a/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm b/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
index 5ff3ded2..c2783ca8 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EXTSYM C4VBlank
 EXTSYM dsp1teststuff
 EXTSYM ReturnFromSPCStall,SPCStallSetting,cycpb268,cycpb358,HIRQSkip,scanlines
 EXTSYM smallscreenon,ScreenScale
-EXTSYM MainLoop,NumberOfOpcodes,SfxCLSR,SfxSCMR,SfxPOR,SFXIRQFlag
+EXTSYM MainLoop,NumberOfOpcodes,SfxCLSR,SfxSCMR,SfxPOR
 EXTSYM sfx128lineloc,sfx160lineloc,sfx192lineloc,sfxobjlineloc,sfxclineloc
 EXTSYM PLOTJmpa,PLOTJmpb,FxTable,FxTableb,FxTablec,FxTabled
 EXTSYM SfxPBR,SCBRrel,SfxSCBR,SfxCOLR,hdmaearlstart,SFXCounter
diff --git a/zsnes/src/init.asm b/zsnes/src/init.asm
index bf3df95a..01022b50 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/init.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/init.asm
@@ -2586,7 +2586,6 @@ NEWSYM ProcessSwapTable
 
 SECTION .data
 NEWSYM SFXCounter, dd 0
-NEWSYM SFXIRQFlag, db 0
 
 SECTION .text
 
@@ -4424,7 +4423,6 @@ NEWSYM CheckROMType
 
     ; Chip Detection
     mov byte[SFXEnable],0
-    mov byte[SFXIRQFlag],0
     mov byte[C4Enable],0
     mov byte[SPC7110Enable],0
     mov byte[RTCEnable],0
@@ -4520,7 +4518,6 @@ int 3h
     jne .notSFXD
     mov byte[SFXEnable],1
     mov byte[SFXBATT],1 ;Contains Battery
-    mov byte[SFXIRQFlag],1
     jmp .endchpdtct
 .notSFXD
     cmp ax,05535h