diff --git a/src/game/game_0601b0.c b/src/game/game_0601b0.c
index 1d0d00a46..8df941c1c 100644
--- a/src/game/game_0601b0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_0601b0.c
@@ -4961,7 +4961,7 @@ glabel var7f1a9f54
 /*  f0645dc:	0fc25e24 */ 	jal	func0f097890
 /*  f0645e0:	c7ac008c */ 	lwc1	$f12,0x8c($sp)
 /*  f0645e4:	e7a0008c */ 	swc1	$f0,0x8c($sp)
-/*  f0645e8:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	func0f097970
+/*  f0645e8:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	ceilf
 /*  f0645ec:	c7ac0084 */ 	lwc1	$f12,0x84($sp)
 /*  f0645f0:	0fc31ef4 */ 	jal	func0f0c7bd0
 /*  f0645f4:	e7a00084 */ 	swc1	$f0,0x84($sp)
diff --git a/src/game/game_097970.c b/src/game/game_097970.c
index 62d42ff2b..128dfa21d 100644
--- a/src/game/game_097970.c
+++ b/src/game/game_097970.c
@@ -10,41 +10,22 @@
 #include "gvars/gvars.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f097970
-/*  f097970:	44802000 */ 	mtc1	$zero,$f4
-/*  f097974:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f097978:	4604603e */ 	c.le.s	$f12,$f4
-/*  f09797c:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f097980:	45020008 */ 	bc1fl	.L0f0979a4
-/*  f097984:	4600628d */ 	trunc.w.s	$f10,$f12
-/*  f097988:	4600618d */ 	trunc.w.s	$f6,$f12
-/*  f09798c:	440f3000 */ 	mfc1	$t7,$f6
-/*  f097990:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f097994:	448f4000 */ 	mtc1	$t7,$f8
-/*  f097998:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f09799c:	46804020 */ 	cvt.s.w	$f0,$f8
-/*  f0979a0:	4600628d */ 	trunc.w.s	$f10,$f12
-.L0f0979a4:
-/*  f0979a4:	3c013f80 */ 	lui	$at,0x3f80
-/*  f0979a8:	44195000 */ 	mfc1	$t9,$f10
-/*  f0979ac:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f0979b0:	44998000 */ 	mtc1	$t9,$f16
-/*  f0979b4:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f0979b8:	468080a0 */ 	cvt.s.w	$f2,$f16
-/*  f0979bc:	46026032 */ 	c.eq.s	$f12,$f2
-/*  f0979c0:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f0979c4:	45020004 */ 	bc1fl	.L0f0979d8
-/*  f0979c8:	44819000 */ 	mtc1	$at,$f18
-/*  f0979cc:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f0979d0:	46001006 */ 	mov.s	$f0,$f2
-/*  f0979d4:	44819000 */ 	mtc1	$at,$f18
-.L0f0979d8:
-/*  f0979d8:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f0979dc:	46121000 */ 	add.s	$f0,$f2,$f18
-/*  f0979e0:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f0979e4:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+f32 ceilf(f32 value)
+{
+	f32 fvalue;
+
+	if (value <= 0) {
+		return (s32)value;
+	}
+
+	fvalue = (s32)value;
+
+	if (value == fvalue) {
+		return fvalue;
+	}
+
+	return fvalue + 1;
+}
 
 s32 ceil(f32 value)
 {
diff --git a/src/game/game_197600.c b/src/game/game_197600.c
index 365d85257..c77c4ada3 100644
--- a/src/game/game_197600.c
+++ b/src/game/game_197600.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ glabel var7f1b908c
 /*  f198cbc:	afb9001c */ 	sw	$t9,0x1c($sp)
 /*  f198cc0:	03201025 */ 	or	$v0,$t9,$zero
 /*  f198cc4:	46083302 */ 	mul.s	$f12,$f6,$f8
-/*  f198cc8:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	func0f097970
+/*  f198cc8:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	ceilf
 /*  f198ccc:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 /*  f198cd0:	44808000 */ 	mtc1	$zero,$f16
 /*  f198cd4:	8fa2001c */ 	lw	$v0,0x1c($sp)
diff --git a/src/game/game_1a3340.c b/src/game/game_1a3340.c
index 4ea438fd3..06e0fe331 100644
--- a/src/game/game_1a3340.c
+++ b/src/game/game_1a3340.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ char *frMenuTextTimeTakenValue(struct menu_item *item)
 			mins++;
 		}
 
-		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)func0f097970(secs));
+		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)ceilf(secs));
 		return g_StringPointer;
 	} else {
 		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%s%s%2.2fs\n", "", "", secs);
@@ -3379,7 +3379,7 @@ char *dtMenuTextTimeTakenValue(struct menu_item *item)
 			mins++;
 		}
 
-		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)func0f097970(secs));
+		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)ceilf(secs));
 		return g_StringPointer;
 	} else {
 		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%s%s%2.2fs\n", "", "", secs);
@@ -3548,7 +3548,7 @@ char *htMenuTextTimeTakenValue(struct menu_item *item)
 			mins++;
 		}
 
-		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)func0f097970(secs));
+		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%dm %2ds\n", mins, (s32)ceilf(secs));
 		return g_StringPointer;
 	} else {
 		sprintf(g_StringPointer, "%s%s%2.2fs\n", "", "", secs);
diff --git a/src/game/propobj.c b/src/game/propobj.c
index 8c804b705..a311b37b1 100644
--- a/src/game/propobj.c
+++ b/src/game/propobj.c
@@ -44064,7 +44064,7 @@ glabel func0f08cb20
 /*  f08cb60:	24130004 */ 	addiu	$s3,$zero,0x4
 /*  f08cb64:	166e0005 */ 	bne	$s3,$t6,.L0f08cb7c
 /*  f08cb68:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*  f08cb6c:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	func0f097970
+/*  f08cb6c:	0fc25e5c */ 	jal	ceilf
 /*  f08cb70:	c7ac0098 */ 	lwc1	$f12,0x98($sp)
 /*  f08cb74:	10000004 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f08cb88
 /*  f08cb78:	0000a825 */ 	or	$s5,$zero,$zero
diff --git a/src/include/game/game_097970.h b/src/include/game/game_097970.h
index 725208e4f..cf309c15c 100644
--- a/src/include/game/game_097970.h
+++ b/src/include/game/game_097970.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <ultra64.h>
 #include "types.h"
 
-f32 func0f097970(f32 arg0);
+f32 ceilf(f32 value);
 s32 ceil(f32 value);
 
 #endif