diff --git a/src/game/data/data_02a0e0.c b/src/game/data/data_02a0e0.c
index ff835db25..2b442510d 100644
--- a/src/game/data/data_02a0e0.c
+++ b/src/game/data/data_02a0e0.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ u32 var800844e4 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800844e8 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800844ec = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800844f0 = 0x00000000;
-u32 var800844f4 = 0x00000000;
+u32 var800844f4 = 0;
 u32 var800844f8 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800844fc = 0x00000000;
 
diff --git a/src/game/game_176080.c b/src/game/game_176080.c
index 72af9f848..fb30b99b4 100644
--- a/src/game/game_176080.c
+++ b/src/game/game_176080.c
@@ -176,14 +176,10 @@ glabel func0f1760c4
 /*  f176294:	27bd0018 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x18
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f176298
-/*  f176298:	3c0e8008 */ 	lui	$t6,%hi(var800844f0)
-/*  f17629c:	8dce44f0 */ 	lw	$t6,%lo(var800844f0)($t6)
-/*  f1762a0:	3c018008 */ 	lui	$at,%hi(var800844f4)
-/*  f1762a4:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f1762a8:	ac2e44f4 */ 	sw	$t6,%lo(var800844f4)($at)
-);
+void func0f176298(void)
+{
+	var800844f4 = var800844f0;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f1762ac
diff --git a/src/include/game/data/data_02a0e0.h b/src/include/game/data/data_02a0e0.h
index 72a6c1499..2e2279d9b 100644
--- a/src/include/game/data/data_02a0e0.h
+++ b/src/include/game/data/data_02a0e0.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern u32 var80084220;
 extern struct something *somethings[];
 extern u32 var800844d0;
 extern u32 var800844f0;
+extern u32 var800844f4;
 extern struct stagemusic g_StageTracks[];
 extern s32 var800845d8;
 extern u32 var800845dc;
diff --git a/src/include/game/game_176080.h b/src/include/game/game_176080.h
index ebe2a9658..b3ef78691 100644
--- a/src/include/game/game_176080.h
+++ b/src/include/game/game_176080.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 u32 func0f176080(void);
 u32 func0f17608c(void);
 u32 func0f1760c4(void);
-u32 func0f176298(void);
+void func0f176298(void);
 u32 func0f1762ac(void);
 u32 func0f1763f4(void);
 u32 func0f176668(void);