diff --git a/src/game/mainmenu.c b/src/game/mainmenu.c
index a97588815..1f28c433d 100644
--- a/src/game/mainmenu.c
+++ b/src/game/mainmenu.c
@@ -1671,58 +1671,9 @@ s32 menuhandlerBuddyOptionsContinue(s32 operation, struct menuitem *item, union
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#if VERSION == VERSION_PAL_BETA
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel getMaxAiBuddies
-/*  f1046ec:	3c0e800a */ 	lui	$t6,0x800a
-/*  f1046f0:	8dce2518 */ 	lw	$t6,0x2518($t6)
-/*  f1046f4:	27bdffd8 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,-40
-/*  f1046f8:	24180001 */ 	li	$t8,0x1
-/*  f1046fc:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,0x800a
-/*  f104700:	000e7e42 */ 	srl	$t7,$t6,0x19
-/*  f104704:	afbf0014 */ 	sw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-/*  f104708:	00003825 */ 	move	$a3,$zero
-/*  f10470c:	030f4023 */ 	subu	$t0,$t8,$t7
-/*  f104710:	24636730 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,0x6730
-/*  f104714:	00001025 */ 	move	$v0,$zero
-/*  f104718:	24060003 */ 	li	$a2,0x3
-/*  f10471c:	3c05fffe */ 	lui	$a1,0xfffe
-/*  f104720:	2404ffff */ 	li	$a0,-1
-.PB0f104724:
-/*  f104724:	8c7900a0 */ 	lw	$t9,0xa0($v1)
-/*  f104728:	03254825 */ 	or	$t1,$t9,$a1
-/*  f10472c:	54890003 */ 	bnel	$a0,$t1,.PB0f10473c
-/*  f104730:	24420001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,0x1
-/*  f104734:	24470001 */ 	addiu	$a3,$v0,0x1
-/*  f104738:	24420001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,0x1
-.PB0f10473c:
-/*  f10473c:	1446fff9 */ 	bne	$v0,$a2,.PB0f104724
-/*  f104740:	24630004 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,0x4
-/*  f104744:	01074021 */ 	addu	$t0,$t0,$a3
-/*  f104748:	29010005 */ 	slti	$at,$t0,0x5
-/*  f10474c:	14200002 */ 	bnez	$at,.PB0f104758
-/*  f104750:	00000000 */ 	nop
-/*  f104754:	24080004 */ 	li	$t0,0x4
-.PB0f104758:
-/*  f104758:	1d000002 */ 	bgtz	$t0,.PB0f104764
-/*  f10475c:	00000000 */ 	nop
-/*  f104760:	24080001 */ 	li	$t0,0x1
-.PB0f104764:
-/*  f104764:	0fc48109 */ 	jal	debugIsAllBuddiesEnabled
-/*  f104768:	afa8001c */ 	sw	$t0,0x1c($sp)
-/*  f10476c:	10400002 */ 	beqz	$v0,.PB0f104778
-/*  f104770:	8fa8001c */ 	lw	$t0,0x1c($sp)
-/*  f104774:	24080004 */ 	li	$t0,0x4
-.PB0f104778:
-/*  f104778:	8fbf0014 */ 	lw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-/*  f10477c:	27bd0028 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x28
-/*  f104780:	01001025 */ 	move	$v0,$t0
-/*  f104784:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f104788:	00000000 */ 	nop
-);
-#elif VERSION >= VERSION_NTSC_1_0
 s32 getMaxAiBuddies(void)
 {
+	u32 stack;
 	s32 extra = 0;
 	s32 max = 1 - g_MissionConfig.difficulty;
 	s32 d;
@@ -1743,9 +1694,14 @@ s32 getMaxAiBuddies(void)
 		max = 1;
 	}
 
+#if VERSION == VERSION_PAL_BETA
+	if (debugIsAllBuddiesEnabled()) {
+		max = 4;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return max;
 }
-#endif
 
 s32 menudialogCoopAntiOptions(s32 operation, struct menudialogdef *dialogdef, union handlerdata *data)
 {