diff --git a/src/game/data/data_0160b0.c b/src/game/data/data_0160b0.c
index 94f3ee448..7d9217a62 100644
--- a/src/game/data/data_0160b0.c
+++ b/src/game/data/data_0160b0.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ struct menu_item menuitems_18b8c[] = {
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000004, 0x000056b7, 0x00000000, &menudialog_controloptions }, // "Control"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000004, 0x000056b8, 0x00000000, &menudialog_displayoptions }, // "Display"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SEPARATOR,   0, 0x00000000, 0x00000064, 0x00000000, NULL },
-	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000000, (u32)&func0f1782b8, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
+	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000000, (u32)&menutextPauseOrUnpause, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_END,         0, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, NULL },
 };
 
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ struct menu_item menuitems_18c18[] = {
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000004, 0x000056b7, 0x00000000, &menudialog_controloptions }, // "Control"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000004, 0x000056b8, 0x00000000, &menudialog_displayoptionsshort }, // "Display"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SEPARATOR,   0, 0x00000000, 0x00000064, 0x00000000, NULL },
-	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000000, (u32)&func0f1782b8, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
+	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000000, (u32)&menutextPauseOrUnpause, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_END,         0, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/game/data/data_020df0.c b/src/game/data/data_020df0.c
index 63fb66b82..4c0b63aaa 100644
--- a/src/game/data/data_020df0.c
+++ b/src/game/data/data_020df0.c
@@ -10073,7 +10073,7 @@ struct menu_item menuitems_2a6cc[] = {
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_LABEL,       2, 0x00000200, 0x000054a4, (u32)&func0f178050, menuhandlerMpInGameLimitLabel }, // "Team Score Limit:"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SEPARATOR,   0, 0x00000000, 0x00000082, 0x00000000, NULL },
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_LABEL,       0, 0x00000000, 0x0000511e, (u32)&func0f1782f8, NULL }, // "Game Time:"
-	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  1, 0x00000020, (u32)&func0f1782b8, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
+	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  1, 0x00000020, (u32)&menutextPauseOrUnpause, 0x00000000, menuhandlerMpPause },
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_SELECTABLE,  0, 0x00000024, 0x0000511f, 0x00000000, &menudialog_mpendgame }, // "End Game"
 	{ MENUITEMTYPE_END,         0, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, NULL },
 };
diff --git a/src/game/game_177e00.c b/src/game/game_177e00.c
index 973ce92b5..ab8b69746 100644
--- a/src/game/game_177e00.c
+++ b/src/game/game_177e00.c
@@ -283,27 +283,14 @@ s32 menuhandlerMpPause(u32 operation, struct menu_item *item, s32 *value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f1782b8
-/*  f1782b8:	27bdffe8 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,-24
-/*  f1782bc:	afbf0014 */ 	sw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-/*  f1782c0:	0fc62590 */ 	jal	mpIsPaused
-/*  f1782c4:	afa40018 */ 	sw	$a0,0x18($sp)
-/*  f1782c8:	10400005 */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0f1782e0
-/*  f1782cc:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f1782d0:	0fc5b9f1 */ 	jal	langGet
-/*  f1782d4:	24045121 */ 	addiu	$a0,$zero,0x5121
-/*  f1782d8:	10000004 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f1782ec
-/*  f1782dc:	8fbf0014 */ 	lw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-.L0f1782e0:
-/*  f1782e0:	0fc5b9f1 */ 	jal	langGet
-/*  f1782e4:	24045120 */ 	addiu	$a0,$zero,0x5120
-/*  f1782e8:	8fbf0014 */ 	lw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-.L0f1782ec:
-/*  f1782ec:	27bd0018 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x18
-/*  f1782f0:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f1782f4:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+char *menutextPauseOrUnpause(s32 arg0)
+{
+	if (mpIsPaused()) {
+		return langGet(0x5121); // "Unpause"
+	}
+
+	return langGet(0x5120); // "Pause"
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f1782f8
diff --git a/src/include/game/game_177e00.h b/src/include/game/game_177e00.h
index ae27fc12d..46f7f3935 100644
--- a/src/include/game/game_177e00.h
+++ b/src/include/game/game_177e00.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 s32 menuhandler00177e00(u32, u32, u32 *);
 u32 func0f178050(void);
-u32 func0f1782b8(void);
+char *menutextPauseOrUnpause(s32 arg0);
 u32 func0f1782f8(void);
 u32 func0f178330(void);
 u32 func0f1783a0(void);