diff --git a/Core/Core.cpp b/Core/Core.cpp
index 722fed54d2..5bf6793764 100644
--- a/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -28,22 +28,21 @@
 #include "thread/threadutil.h"
 #include "profiler/profiler.h"
 
+#include "Common/GraphicsContext.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/Config.h"
+#include "Core/Host.h"
 #include "Core/MemMap.h"
 #include "Core/SaveState.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
+#include "Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.h"
 #include "Core/MIPS/MIPS.h"
-#include "Common/GraphicsContext.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "Common/CommonWindows.h"
 #include "Windows/InputDevice.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "Host.h"
-
-#include "Core/Debugger/Breakpoints.h"
 
 // Time until we stop considering the core active without user input.
 // Should this be configurable?  2 hours currently.
@@ -86,16 +85,6 @@ void Core_NotifyLifecycle(CoreLifecycle stage) {
 	}
 }
 
-void Core_ErrorPause() {
-	Core_UpdateState(CORE_ERROR);
-}
-
-void Core_Halt(const char *msg)  {
-	Core_EnableStepping(true);
-	ERROR_LOG(CPU, "CPU HALTED : %s",msg);
-	_dbg_update_();
-}
-
 void Core_Stop() {
 	Core_UpdateState(CORE_POWERDOWN);
 	m_StepCond.notify_all();
diff --git a/Core/Core.h b/Core/Core.h
index fe881f2aa5..f01a9d03e8 100644
--- a/Core/Core.h
+++ b/Core/Core.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ void UpdateRunLoop();
 
 void Core_Run(GraphicsContext *ctx);
 void Core_Stop();
-void Core_ErrorPause();
 // For platforms that don't call Core_Run
 void Core_SetGraphicsContext(GraphicsContext *ctx);
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ enum class CoreLifecycle {
 typedef void (* CoreLifecycleFunc)(CoreLifecycle stage);
 void Core_ListenLifecycle(CoreLifecycleFunc func);
 void Core_NotifyLifecycle(CoreLifecycle stage);
-void Core_Halt(const char *msg);
 
 bool Core_IsStepping();
 
diff --git a/Core/CoreTiming.cpp b/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
index 78ca1d2fb8..b3f9a9587b 100644
--- a/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
+++ b/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int RegisterEvent(const char *name, TimedCallback callback)
 void AntiCrashCallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 {
 	ERROR_LOG(SAVESTATE, "Savestate broken: an unregistered event was called.");
-	Core_Halt("invalid timing events");
+	Core_EnableStepping(true);
 }
 
 void RestoreRegisterEvent(int event_type, const char *name, TimedCallback callback)