diff --git a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
index 83fe7f319..3b2ef4edf 100644
--- a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
@@ -13795,7 +13795,7 @@ glabel func0f0ee648
 /*  f0ee68c:	00a08825 */ 	or	$s1,$a1,$zero
 /*  f0ee690:	0080a025 */ 	or	$s4,$a0,$zero
 /*  f0ee694:	afae00c4 */ 	sw	$t6,0xc4($sp)
-/*  f0ee698:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	func0f18c87c
+/*  f0ee698:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	mpGetNumChrs
 /*  f0ee69c:	afb800b4 */ 	sw	$t8,0xb4($sp)
 /*  f0ee6a0:	8fa300b4 */ 	lw	$v1,0xb4($sp)
 /*  f0ee6a4:	afa200a0 */ 	sw	$v0,0xa0($sp)
@@ -14079,7 +14079,7 @@ glabel func0f0ee648
 /*  f0eead4:	0fc5580f */ 	jal	func0f15603c
 /*  f0eead8:	afad0020 */ 	sw	$t5,0x20($sp)
 /*  f0eeadc:	0040a025 */ 	or	$s4,$v0,$zero
-/*  f0eeae0:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	func0f18c87c
+/*  f0eeae0:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	mpGetNumChrs
 /*  f0eeae4:	2412000c */ 	addiu	$s2,$zero,0xc
 /*  f0eeae8:	28410002 */ 	slti	$at,$v0,0x2
 /*  f0eeaec:	142001b6 */ 	bnez	$at,.L0f0ef1c8
diff --git a/src/game/game_10c9c0.c b/src/game/game_10c9c0.c
index 87074ae95..bd2e8900d 100644
--- a/src/game/game_10c9c0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_10c9c0.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ s32 menuhandler4MbDropOut(u32 operation, struct menu_item *item, s32 *value)
 		menuPopDialog();
 		menuPopDialog();
 
-		if (func0f18c87c() == 1) {
+		if (mpGetNumChrs() == 1) {
 			func0f0f820c(&g_4MbMainMenu, 11);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/game/game_179060.c b/src/game/game_179060.c
index 02ee4d0d8..bac0d6fce 100644
--- a/src/game/game_179060.c
+++ b/src/game/game_179060.c
@@ -4318,7 +4318,7 @@ glabel func0f17d4b0
 /*  f17d4e4:	afa5007c */ 	sw	$a1,0x7c($sp)
 /*  f17d4e8:	14810090 */ 	bne	$a0,$at,.L0f17d72c
 /*  f17d4ec:	afa60080 */ 	sw	$a2,0x80($sp)
-/*  f17d4f0:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	func0f18c87c
+/*  f17d4f0:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	mpGetNumChrs
 /*  f17d4f4:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 /*  f17d4f8:	0050c821 */ 	addu	$t9,$v0,$s0
 /*  f17d4fc:	2728ffff */ 	addiu	$t0,$t9,-1
@@ -6159,7 +6159,7 @@ glabel var7f1b82dc
 /*  f17f364:	a043ffc5 */ 	sb	$v1,-0x3b($v0)
 /*  f17f368:	10000026 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f17f404
 /*  f17f36c:	8fbf0034 */ 	lw	$ra,0x34($sp)
-/*  f17f370:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	func0f18c87c
+/*  f17f370:	0fc6321f */ 	jal	mpGetNumChrs
 /*  f17f374:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
 /*  f17f378:	2456ffff */ 	addiu	$s6,$v0,-1
 /*  f17f37c:	06c0001e */ 	bltz	$s6,.L0f17f3f8
diff --git a/src/game/mplayer.c b/src/game/mplayer.c
index f9c1eb2c4..c6a672803 100644
--- a/src/game/mplayer.c
+++ b/src/game/mplayer.c
@@ -5909,26 +5909,19 @@ glabel func0f18c828
 /*  f18c878:	00601025 */ 	or	$v0,$v1,$zero
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f18c87c
-/*  f18c87c:	3c04800b */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(g_MpSetup+0x16)
-/*  f18c880:	00001825 */ 	or	$v1,$zero,$zero
-/*  f18c884:	9484cb9e */ 	lhu	$a0,%lo(g_MpSetup+0x16)($a0)
-/*  f18c888:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f18c88c:	2405000c */ 	addiu	$a1,$zero,0xc
-/*  f18c890:	240e0001 */ 	addiu	$t6,$zero,0x1
-.L0f18c894:
-/*  f18c894:	004e7804 */ 	sllv	$t7,$t6,$v0
-/*  f18c898:	008fc024 */ 	and	$t8,$a0,$t7
-/*  f18c89c:	13000002 */ 	beqz	$t8,.L0f18c8a8
-/*  f18c8a0:	24420001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,0x1
-/*  f18c8a4:	24630001 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,0x1
-.L0f18c8a8:
-/*  f18c8a8:	5445fffa */ 	bnel	$v0,$a1,.L0f18c894
-/*  f18c8ac:	240e0001 */ 	addiu	$t6,$zero,0x1
-/*  f18c8b0:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f18c8b4:	00601025 */ 	or	$v0,$v1,$zero
-);
+s32 mpGetNumChrs(void)
+{
+	s32 count = 0;
+	s32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i != MAX_MPCHRS; i++) {
+		if (g_MpSetup.chrslots & (1 << i)) {
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f18c8b8
diff --git a/src/include/game/mplayer.h b/src/include/game/mplayer.h
index 976152140..4aab06e75 100644
--- a/src/include/game/mplayer.h
+++ b/src/include/game/mplayer.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ u32 mpGetTrackNum(void);
 u32 func0f18c4c0(void);
 struct mpchr *func0f18c794(s32 index);
 u32 func0f18c828(void);
-u32 func0f18c87c(void);
+s32 mpGetNumChrs(void);
 u32 func0f18c8b8(void);
 u32 func0f18c984(void);
 u32 func0f18cb60(void);