diff --git a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
index 7fb0d8d7d..d7838720d 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
@@ -1792,37 +1792,17 @@ bool ai0043(void)
 /**
  * @cmd 0044
  */
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel ai0044
-/*  f050110:	27bdffe8 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,-24
-/*  f050114:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,0x800a
-/*  f050118:	24639fc0 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,-24640
-/*  f05011c:	afbf0014 */ 	sw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-/*  f050120:	0fc12293 */ 	jal	func0f048a4c
-/*  f050124:	8c640424 */ 	lw	$a0,0x424($v1)
-/*  f050128:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,0x800a
-/*  f05012c:	1040000a */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0f050158
-/*  f050130:	24639fc0 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,-24640
-/*  f050134:	8c640434 */ 	lw	$a0,0x434($v1)
-/*  f050138:	8c650438 */ 	lw	$a1,0x438($v1)
-/*  f05013c:	00851021 */ 	addu	$v0,$a0,$a1
-/*  f050140:	0fc13583 */ 	jal	chraiGoToLabel
-/*  f050144:	90460002 */ 	lbu	$a2,0x2($v0)
-/*  f050148:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,0x800a
-/*  f05014c:	24639fc0 */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,-24640
-/*  f050150:	10000004 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f050164
-/*  f050154:	ac620438 */ 	sw	$v0,0x438($v1)
-.L0f050158:
-/*  f050158:	8c6e0438 */ 	lw	$t6,0x438($v1)
-/*  f05015c:	25cf0003 */ 	addiu	$t7,$t6,0x3
-/*  f050160:	ac6f0438 */ 	sw	$t7,0x438($v1)
-.L0f050164:
-/*  f050164:	8fbf0014 */ 	lw	$ra,0x14($sp)
-/*  f050168:	27bd0018 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x18
-/*  f05016c:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f050170:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f050174:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+bool aiIfShotAtCloseRange(void)
+{
+	if (func0f048a4c(g_Vars.chrdata)) {
+		u8 *cmd = g_Vars.ailist + g_Vars.aioffset;
+		g_Vars.aioffset = chraiGoToLabel(g_Vars.ailist, g_Vars.aioffset, cmd[2]);
+	} else {
+		g_Vars.aioffset += 3;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 /**
  * @cmd 0045
diff --git a/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h b/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
index fcf5b1fb7..815d1de51 100644
--- a/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
+++ b/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 /*0x0041*/ bool ai0041(void);
 /*0x0042*/ bool aiIfInLoadedRoom(void);
 /*0x0043*/ bool ai0043(void);
-/*0x0044*/ bool ai0044(void);
+/*0x0044*/ bool aiIfShotAtCloseRange(void);
 /*0x0045*/ bool ai0045(void);
 /*0x0046*/ bool ai0046(void);
 /*0x0047*/ bool ai0047(void);
diff --git a/src/setup/setup_000000.c b/src/setup/setup_000000.c
index f00ac9a36..2fd5cff23 100644
--- a/src/setup/setup_000000.c
+++ b/src/setup/setup_000000.c
@@ -14017,7 +14017,7 @@ bool (*command_pointers[])(void) = {
 	/*0x0041*/ ai0041,
 	/*0x0042*/ aiIfInLoadedRoom,
 	/*0x0043*/ ai0043,
-	/*0x0044*/ ai0044,
+	/*0x0044*/ aiIfShotAtCloseRange,
 	/*0x0045*/ ai0045,
 	/*0x0046*/ ai0046,
 	/*0x0047*/ ai0047,