diff --git a/src/game/game_00c490.c b/src/game/game_00c490.c
index 5161e6e9e..1cbc2ed62 100644
--- a/src/game/game_00c490.c
+++ b/src/game/game_00c490.c
@@ -4727,7 +4727,7 @@ glabel var7f1a8224
 /*  f0102bc:	8d8ca2d8 */ 	lw	$t4,%lo(g_Vars+0x318)($t4)
 /*  f0102c0:	1180004f */ 	beqz	$t4,.L0f010400
 /*  f0102c4:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f0102c8:	0fc63319 */ 	jal	func0f18cc64
+/*  f0102c8:	0fc63319 */ 	jal	mpHasSimulants
 /*  f0102cc:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 /*  f0102d0:	1040004b */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0f010400
 /*  f0102d4:	24040040 */ 	addiu	$a0,$zero,0x40
diff --git a/src/game/mplayer.c b/src/game/mplayer.c
index 12bef65e5..d0c7ff5d3 100644
--- a/src/game/mplayer.c
+++ b/src/game/mplayer.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ glabel var7f1b8d94
 /*  f18799c:	aea00318 */ 	sw	$zero,0x318($s5)
 /*  f1879a0:	aea20318 */ 	sw	$v0,0x318($s5)
 .L0f1879a4:
-/*  f1879a4:	0fc63319 */ 	jal	func0f18cc64
+/*  f1879a4:	0fc63319 */ 	jal	mpHasSimulants
 /*  f1879a8:	aea00470 */ 	sw	$zero,0x470($s5)
 /*  f1879ac:	3c03800b */ 	lui	$v1,%hi(g_MpNumPlayers)
 /*  f1879b0:	10400003 */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0f1879c0
@@ -6205,20 +6205,14 @@ glabel mpRemoveSimulant
 /*  f18cc60:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f18cc64
-/*  f18cc64:	3c0e800b */ 	lui	$t6,%hi(g_MpSetup+0x16)
-/*  f18cc68:	95cecb9e */ 	lhu	$t6,%lo(g_MpSetup+0x16)($t6)
-/*  f18cc6c:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f18cc70:	31cffff0 */ 	andi	$t7,$t6,0xfff0
-/*  f18cc74:	11e00003 */ 	beqz	$t7,.L0f18cc84
-/*  f18cc78:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f18cc7c:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f18cc80:	24020001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$zero,0x1
-.L0f18cc84:
-/*  f18cc84:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f18cc88:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+bool mpHasSimulants(void)
+{
+	if ((g_MpSetup.chrslots & 0xfff0) != 0) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f18cc8c
diff --git a/src/include/game/mplayer.h b/src/include/game/mplayer.h
index 9f10df95e..5735a8822 100644
--- a/src/include/game/mplayer.h
+++ b/src/include/game/mplayer.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ u32 func0f18c984(void);
 u32 func0f18cb60(void);
 u32 func0f18cbb8(void);
 void mpRemoveSimulant(s32 slotindex);
-u32 func0f18cc64(void);
+bool mpHasSimulants(void);
 u32 func0f18cc8c(void);
 bool mpIsSimSlotEnabled(s32 slotindex);
 s32 func0f18cd68(s32 arg0, s32 arg1);