diff --git a/include/z64.h b/include/z64.h
index d06363c1ff..760e601e7a 100644
--- a/include/z64.h
+++ b/include/z64.h
@@ -763,16 +763,16 @@ typedef enum {
     /*  5 */ PAUSE_STATE_OPENING_2, // Finish some animations for opening the menu.
     /*  6 */ PAUSE_STATE_MAIN, // Pause menu ready for player inputs.
     /*  7 */ PAUSE_STATE_SAVE_PROMPT,  // Save prompt in the pause menu
-    /*  8 */ PAUSE_STATE_8,  //                                     saveGameOver
-    /*  9 */ PAUSE_STATE_9,  //                                     saveGameOver
-    /* 10 */ PAUSE_STATE_10, // game over                           saveGameOver
-    /* 11 */ PAUSE_STATE_11, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 12 */ PAUSE_STATE_12, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 13 */ PAUSE_STATE_13, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 14 */ PAUSE_STATE_14, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 15 */ PAUSE_STATE_15, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 16 */ PAUSE_STATE_16, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
-    /* 17 */ PAUSE_STATE_17, // game over KaleidoScope_DrawGameOver saveGameOver
+    /*  8 */ PAUSE_STATE_8,
+    /*  9 */ PAUSE_STATE_9,
+    /* 10 */ PAUSE_STATE_10,
+    /* 11 */ PAUSE_STATE_11,
+    /* 12 */ PAUSE_STATE_12,
+    /* 13 */ PAUSE_STATE_13,
+    /* 14 */ PAUSE_STATE_14,
+    /* 15 */ PAUSE_STATE_15,
+    /* 16 */ PAUSE_STATE_16,
+    /* 17 */ PAUSE_STATE_17,
     /* 18 */ PAUSE_STATE_CLOSING, // Animate the pause menu closing
     /* 19 */ PAUSE_STATE_UNPAUSE
 } PauseState;
diff --git a/src/overlays/misc/ovl_kaleido_scope/z_kaleido_scope_PAL.c b/src/overlays/misc/ovl_kaleido_scope/z_kaleido_scope_PAL.c
index 431d898c9a..5cdb21ec61 100644
--- a/src/overlays/misc/ovl_kaleido_scope/z_kaleido_scope_PAL.c
+++ b/src/overlays/misc/ovl_kaleido_scope/z_kaleido_scope_PAL.c
@@ -960,12 +960,7 @@ void KaleidoScope_DrawPages(PlayState* play, GraphicsContext* gfxCtx) {
 
     OPEN_DISPS(gfxCtx, "../z_kaleido_scope_PAL.c", 1100);
 
-    if ((pauseCtx->state < PAUSE_STATE_8)
-        /* PAUSE_STATE_OFF, PAUSE_STATE_WAIT_LETTERBOX, PAUSE_STATE_WAIT_BG_PRERENDER, PAUSE_STATE_INIT,
-           PAUSE_STATE_OPENING_1, PAUSE_STATE_OPENING_2, PAUSE_STATE_MAIN, PAUSE_STATE_SAVE_PROMPT */
-        || (pauseCtx->state >= PAUSE_STATE_CLOSING)
-        /* PAUSE_STATE_CLOSING, PAUSE_STATE_UNPAUSE */
-    ) {
+    if (!IS_PAUSE_STATE_GAMEOVER(pauseCtx)) {
         if (pauseCtx->state != PAUSE_STATE_SAVE_PROMPT) {
             stepR = ABS(sColor82ABRed_D_8082AB8C -
                         sCursorColors_D_8082ACF4[pauseCtx->cursorColorSet + sCursorColorBlinkOffset_D_8082AD40][0]) /