diff --git a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
index b4e138da3..a7e058b03 100644
--- a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
@@ -12036,7 +12036,7 @@ glabel var7f1b1e8c
 /*  f0ecd4c:	0fc67091 */ 	jal	mpLoadAndStoreCurrentChallenge
 /*  f0ecd50:	8c450848 */ 	lw	$a1,0x848($v0)
 .L0f0ecd54:
-/*  f0ecd54:	0fc670a2 */ 	jal	func0f19c288
+/*  f0ecd54:	0fc670a2 */ 	jal	mpGetCurrentChallengeDescription
 /*  f0ecd58:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 /*  f0ecd5c:	1000002d */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f0ece14
 /*  f0ecd60:	8fbf0014 */ 	lw	$ra,0x14($sp)
diff --git a/src/game/game_19aa80.c b/src/game/game_19aa80.c
index 9f5d33bbe..f68f499d0 100644
--- a/src/game/game_19aa80.c
+++ b/src/game/game_19aa80.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 u32 g_MpChallengeIndex = 0;
-void *g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig = NULL;
+struct mpconfigfull *g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig = NULL;
 
 // 2e4d8
 struct challenge g_MpChallenges[NUM_CHALLENGES] = {
@@ -1736,22 +1736,14 @@ bool mpIsChallengeLoaded(void)
 	return g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig != NULL;
 }
 
-const char var7f1b9174[] = "";
+char *mpGetCurrentChallengeDescription(void)
+{
+	if (g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig) {
+		return g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig->strings.description;
+	}
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f19c288
-/*  f19c288:	3c038009 */ 	lui	$v1,%hi(g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig)
-/*  f19c28c:	8c6384b4 */ 	lw	$v1,%lo(g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig)($v1)
-/*  f19c290:	3c027f1c */ 	lui	$v0,%hi(var7f1b9174)
-/*  f19c294:	24429174 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,%lo(var7f1b9174)
-/*  f19c298:	10600003 */ 	beqz	$v1,.L0f19c2a8
-/*  f19c29c:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f19c2a0:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f19c2a4:	24620068 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v1,0x68
-.L0f19c2a8:
-/*  f19c2a8:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f19c2ac:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+	return "";
+}
 
 char *mpconfigGetDescription(struct mpconfigfull *mpconfig)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/game/game_19aa80.h b/src/include/game/game_19aa80.h
index 3b78cc2ad..98629ef90 100644
--- a/src/include/game/game_19aa80.h
+++ b/src/include/game/game_19aa80.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 extern u32 g_MpChallengeIndex;
-extern void *g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig;
+extern struct mpconfigfull *g_MpCurrentChallengeConfig;
 extern struct challenge g_MpChallenges[NUM_CHALLENGES];
 
 bool ai0176(void);
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ u32 func0f19bb98(void);
 u32 func0f19bd4c(void);
 u32 func0f19bfa0(void);
 void func0f19c1cc(void);
-u32 func0f19c288(void);
+char *mpGetCurrentChallengeDescription(void);
 char *mpconfigGetDescription(struct mpconfigfull *mpconfig);
 bool mpIsChallengeCompleteForEndscreen(void);
 bool aiMpInitSimulants(void);