diff --git a/asm/non_matchings/code/z_actor/func_80034B54.s b/asm/non_matchings/code/z_actor/func_80034B54.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 3969d6443c..0000000000
--- a/asm/non_matchings/code/z_actor/func_80034B54.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-glabel func_80034B54
-/* AABCF4 80034B54 27BDFFE8 */  addiu $sp, $sp, -0x18
-/* AABCF8 80034B58 AFBF0014 */  sw    $ra, 0x14($sp)
-/* AABCFC 80034B5C 0C031A73 */  jal   Graph_Alloc
-/* AABD00 80034B60 24050010 */   li    $a1, 16
-/* AABD04 80034B64 3C0EE200 */  lui   $t6, (0xE200001C >> 16) # lui $t6, 0xe200
-/* AABD08 80034B68 3C0FC810 */  lui   $t7, (0xC81049F8 >> 16) # lui $t7, 0xc810
-/* AABD0C 80034B6C 35EF49F8 */  ori   $t7, (0xC81049F8 & 0xFFFF) # ori $t7, $t7, 0x49f8
-/* AABD10 80034B70 35CE001C */  ori   $t6, (0xE200001C & 0xFFFF) # ori $t6, $t6, 0x1c
-/* AABD14 80034B74 AC4E0000 */  sw    $t6, ($v0)
-/* AABD18 80034B78 AC4F0004 */  sw    $t7, 4($v0)
-/* AABD1C 80034B7C 24440008 */  addiu $a0, $v0, 8
-/* AABD20 80034B80 3C18DF00 */  lui   $t8, 0xdf00
-/* AABD24 80034B84 AC980000 */  sw    $t8, ($a0)
-/* AABD28 80034B88 AC800004 */  sw    $zero, 4($a0)
-/* AABD2C 80034B8C 8FBF0014 */  lw    $ra, 0x14($sp)
-/* AABD30 80034B90 00402825 */  move  $a1, $v0
-/* AABD34 80034B94 00A01025 */  move  $v0, $a1
-/* AABD38 80034B98 03E00008 */  jr    $ra
-/* AABD3C 80034B9C 27BD0018 */   addiu $sp, $sp, 0x18
diff --git a/src/code/z_actor.c b/src/code/z_actor.c
index cf79d5efce..85ab507f06 100644
--- a/src/code/z_actor.c
+++ b/src/code/z_actor.c
@@ -3824,26 +3824,20 @@ Gfx* func_80034B28(GraphicsContext* gfxCtx) {
     return displayList;
 }
 
-#ifdef NON_MATCHING
-// doesn't generate the 2 useless move instructions before returning
 Gfx* func_80034B54(GraphicsContext* gfxCtx) {
-    Gfx* displayList;
     Gfx* displayListHead;
+    Gfx* displayList;
 
-    displayList = Graph_Alloc(gfxCtx, 2 * sizeof(Gfx));
-    displayListHead = displayList;
+    displayList = displayListHead = Graph_Alloc(gfxCtx, 2 * sizeof(Gfx));
 
     gDPSetRenderMode(displayListHead++, G_RM_FOG_SHADE_A,
                      AA_EN | Z_CMP | Z_UPD | IM_RD | CLR_ON_CVG | CVG_DST_WRAP | ZMODE_XLU | FORCE_BL |
                          GBL_c2(G_BL_CLR_IN, G_BL_A_IN, G_BL_CLR_MEM, G_BL_1MA));
 
-    gSPEndDisplayList(displayListHead);
+    gSPEndDisplayList(displayListHead++);
 
     return displayList;
 }
-#else
-#pragma GLOBAL_ASM("asm/non_matchings/code/z_actor/func_80034B54.s")
-#endif
 
 void func_80034BA0(GlobalContext* globalCtx, SkelAnime* skelAnime, OverrideLimbDraw2 overrideLimbDraw,
                    PostLimbDraw2 postLimbDraw, Actor* actor, s16 alpha) {