diff --git a/asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc b/asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index af483e7b..00000000
--- a/asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-	.syntax unified
-
-	.text
-
-	push {r4, r5, lr}
-	adds r5, r0, #0
-	cmp r5, #0x46
-	bhi _080543A8
-	movs r0, #0
-	movs r1, #1
-	bl sub_0807CAA0
-_080543A8:
-	subs r0, r5, #1
-	cmp r0, #0x1e
-	bhi _08054410
-	movs r1, #2
-	ldr r2, _080543C0 @ =gSave
-	adds r0, r2, #0
-	adds r0, #0xb4
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	cmp r0, #0
-	bne _080543C4
-	movs r1, #0
-	b _080543D0
-	.align 2, 0
-_080543C0: .4byte gSave
-_080543C4:
-	adds r0, r2, #0
-	adds r0, #0xb5
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	cmp r0, #0
-	bne _080543D0
-	movs r1, #1
-_080543D0:
-	cmp r1, #2
-	bne _0805440A
-	ldr r3, _080543F0 @ =gUnk_080FD5B4
-	lsls r0, r5, #3
-	adds r0, r0, r3
-	ldrb r4, [r0]
-	adds r0, r2, #0
-	adds r0, #0xb4
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	lsls r0, r0, #3
-	adds r0, r0, r3
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	cmp r4, r0
-	bne _080543F4
-	movs r1, #0
-	b _08054406
-	.align 2, 0
-_080543F0: .4byte gUnk_080FD5B4
-_080543F4:
-	adds r0, r2, #0
-	adds r0, #0xb5
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	lsls r0, r0, #3
-	adds r0, r0, r3
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	cmp r4, r0
-	bne _08054406
-	movs r1, #1
-_08054406:
-	cmp r1, #2
-	beq _08054410
-_0805440A:
-	adds r0, r5, #0
-	bl ForceEquipItem
-_08054410:
-	pop {r4, r5, pc}
-	.align 2, 0
-
-    .syntax divided
diff --git a/src/code_0805436C.c b/src/code_0805436C.c
index a2352185..f463aabb 100644
--- a/src/code_0805436C.c
+++ b/src/code_0805436C.c
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ u32 IsItemEquipped(u32 itemID) {
     return itemSlot;
 }
 
-NONMATCH("asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc", void PutItemOnSlot(u32 itemID)) {
-    // reg-alloc
+void PutItemOnSlot(u32 itemID) {
     u32 itemSlot;
-    if (itemID < 0x47) {
+    register u32 itemID2 asm ("r5") = itemID;
+    if (itemID2 < 0x47) {
         sub_0807CAA0(0, 1);
     }
-    if (itemID - 1 < 0x1f) {
+    if (itemID2 - 1 < 0x1f) {
         itemSlot = 2;
         if (gSave.stats.itemOnA == 0) {
             itemSlot = 0;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ NONMATCH("asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc", void PutItemOnSlot(u32 itemID)) {
             itemSlot = 1;
         }
         if (itemSlot == 2) {
-            u8 temp = gUnk_080FD5B4[itemID].unk;
+            u8 temp = gUnk_080FD5B4[itemID2].unk;
             if (temp == gUnk_080FD5B4[gSave.stats.itemOnA].unk) {
                 itemSlot = 0;
             } else {
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ NONMATCH("asm/non_matching/PutItemOnSlot.inc", void PutItemOnSlot(u32 itemID)) {
                 return;
             }
         }
-        ForceEquipItem(itemID, itemSlot);
+        ForceEquipItem(itemID2, itemSlot);
     }
 }
-END_NONMATCH
 
 ASM_FUNC("asm/non_matching/ForceEquipItem.inc", void ForceEquipItem(u32 itemID, u8 itemSlot))