diff --git a/src/game/game_0601b0.c b/src/game/game_0601b0.c
index c2e62ff9b..45b601d5e 100644
--- a/src/game/game_0601b0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_0601b0.c
@@ -54839,25 +54839,14 @@ glabel func0f09054c
 /*  f090804:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel countdownTimerSetVisible
-/*  f090808:	10a00008 */ 	beqz	$a1,.L0f09082c
-/*  f09080c:	3c028007 */ 	lui	$v0,0x8007
-/*  f090810:	3c028007 */ 	lui	$v0,0x8007
-/*  f090814:	24429904 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,-26364
-/*  f090818:	8c4e0000 */ 	lw	$t6,0x0($v0)
-/*  f09081c:	00807827 */ 	nor	$t7,$a0,$zero
-/*  f090820:	01cfc024 */ 	and	$t8,$t6,$t7
-/*  f090824:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f090828:	ac580000 */ 	sw	$t8,0x0($v0)
-.L0f09082c:
-/*  f09082c:	24429904 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,-26364
-/*  f090830:	8c590000 */ 	lw	$t9,0x0($v0)
-/*  f090834:	03244025 */ 	or	$t0,$t9,$a0
-/*  f090838:	ac480000 */ 	sw	$t0,0x0($v0)
-/*  f09083c:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f090840:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+void countdownTimerSetVisible(u32 flag, bool show)
+{
+	if (show) {
+		g_CountdownTimerVisible &= ~flag;
+	} else {
+		g_CountdownTimerVisible |= flag;
+	}
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f090844
diff --git a/src/include/setup/setup_000000.h b/src/include/setup/setup_000000.h
index 8b4acefaa..ac264e5ac 100644
--- a/src/include/setup/setup_000000.h
+++ b/src/include/setup/setup_000000.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern u32 var80067a58;
 extern u32 var800663d8;
 extern u32 var80067b30;
 extern u32 var80067b78;
+extern u32 g_CountdownTimerVisible;
 extern u32 g_StageFlags;
 
 extern struct audiodefinition audiodefinitions[];
diff --git a/src/setup/setup_000000.c b/src/setup/setup_000000.c
index d7aae9331..c02f84866 100644
--- a/src/setup/setup_000000.c
+++ b/src/setup/setup_000000.c
@@ -14957,7 +14957,9 @@ u32 var800698f4 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800698f8 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800698fc = 0x00000000;
 u32 var80069900 = 0x00000000;
-u32 var80069904 = 0x00000001;
+
+u32 g_CountdownTimerVisible = 1; // 80069904
+
 u32 var80069908 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var8006990c = 0x00000000;
 u32 var80069910 = 0x00000000;