diff --git a/src/game/chr/chraction.c b/src/game/chr/chraction.c
index 4e21a3f41..239a61b1a 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chraction.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chraction.c
@@ -16424,7 +16424,7 @@ void chrTickDie(struct chrdata *chr)
 
 	if (animGetFrame(animdata) >= func0001d1a0(animdata)) {
 		if (CHRRACE(chr) == RACE_HUMAN && animGetId(animdata) == ANIM_DEATH_STOMACH_LONG) {
-			func0001dccc(animdata, ANIM_003C, !func0001d15c(animdata), 50, 0.3, animGetNumFrames(ANIM_003C) - 51.0f);
+			func0001dccc(animdata, ANIM_003C, !animIsFlipped(animdata), 50, 0.3, animGetNumFrames(ANIM_003C) - 51.0f);
 			func0001deb0(animdata, 0.5, animGetNumFrames(ANIM_003C) - 51.0f);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/include/library/library_1a500.h b/src/include/library/library_1a500.h
index 847c47366..c20d2cd00 100644
--- a/src/include/library/library_1a500.h
+++ b/src/include/library/library_1a500.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ u32 func0001cd18(void);
 u32 func0001ce64(void);
 u32 func0001cebc(void);
 u32 animGetId(struct animdata *animdata);
-bool func0001d15c(struct animdata *animdata);
+bool animIsFlipped(struct animdata *animdata);
 f32 animGetFrame(struct animdata *animdata);
 f32 func0001d1a0(struct animdata *animdata);
 u32 func0001d218(void);
diff --git a/src/library/library_1a500.c b/src/library/library_1a500.c
index 9c9d19815..874eeb9ef 100644
--- a/src/library/library_1a500.c
+++ b/src/library/library_1a500.c
@@ -3558,18 +3558,14 @@ u32 animGetId(struct animdata *animdata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0001d15c
-/*    1d15c:	8c830020 */ 	lw	$v1,0x20($a0)
-/*    1d160:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*    1d164:	10600003 */ 	beqz	$v1,.L0001d174
-/*    1d168:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*    1d16c:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*    1d170:	80620008 */ 	lb	$v0,0x8($v1)
-.L0001d174:
-/*    1d174:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*    1d178:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+bool animIsFlipped(struct animdata *animdata)
+{
+	if (animdata->anim) {
+		return animdata->anim->flip;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 f32 animGetFrame(struct animdata *animdata)
 {