diff --git a/src/backend/Netplay.cpp b/src/backend/Netplay.cpp
index d12056d4..be03d750 100644
--- a/src/backend/Netplay.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/Netplay.cpp
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 #include <array>
 
 namespace Netplay {
-bool connected = false;
 }
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diff --git a/src/backend/Netplay.hpp b/src/backend/Netplay.hpp
index af78985c..cffbe9dd 100644
--- a/src/backend/Netplay.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/Netplay.hpp
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 #include <PIF.hpp>
 
 namespace Netplay {
-extern bool connected;
 }
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diff --git a/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp b/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
index fc46cd29..930de0e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ void PIF::EepromWrite(const u8* cmd, u8* res, const Mem& mem) {
 }
 
 void PIF::UpdateController() {
-  if(Netplay::connected) {
-    Util::panic("Netplay!!!");
-  } else {
+  //if(Netplay::connected) {
+  //  Util::panic("Netplay!!!");
+  //} else {
     PollController();
-  }
+  //}
 }
 
 void PIF::DoPIFHLE(Mem& mem, Registers& regs, bool pal, CICType cicType) {
diff --git a/src/backend/netplay/LAN.cpp b/src/backend/netplay/LAN.cpp
index f8592264..176bc9e2 100644
--- a/src/backend/netplay/LAN.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/netplay/LAN.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <Netplay.hpp>
 
 namespace Netplay {
-
 }
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