diff --git a/src/filemenu/filemenu_msg.c b/src/filemenu/filemenu_msg.c
index 9bffd85976..1dfe94c98c 100644
--- a/src/filemenu/filemenu_msg.c
+++ b/src/filemenu/filemenu_msg.c
@@ -659,13 +659,13 @@ void filemenu_draw_message(u8* message, s32 x, s32 y, s32 alpha, s32 color, u32
     }
 }
 
-#if VERSION_PAL
-INCLUDE_ASM(void, "filemenu/filemenu_msg", filemenu_get_menu_message);
-#else
 u8* filemenu_get_menu_message(s32 idx) {
+#if VERSION_PAL
+    return gFileMenuMessages_intl[gCurrentLanguage][idx];
+#else
     return (u8*)gFileMenuMessages[idx];
-}
 #endif
+}
 
 void filemenu_draw_file_name(u8* filename, s32 length, s32 x, s32 y, s32 alpha, s32 arg5, s32 arg6, s32 charWidth) {
     s32 i;
diff --git a/ver/pal/asm/nonmatchings/filemenu/filemenu_msg/filemenu_get_menu_message.s b/ver/pal/asm/nonmatchings/filemenu/filemenu_msg/filemenu_get_menu_message.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c5a3dc2d2..0000000000
--- a/ver/pal/asm/nonmatchings/filemenu/filemenu_msg/filemenu_get_menu_message.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-.set noat      /* allow manual use of $at */
-.set noreorder /* don't insert nops after branches */
-
-/* Generated by spimdisasm 1.11.1 */
-
-glabel filemenu_get_menu_message
-/* 177278 8024E858 3C028015 */  lui        $v0, %hi(gCurrentLanguage)
-/* 17727C 8024E85C 8C42AE4C */  lw         $v0, %lo(gCurrentLanguage)($v0)
-/* 177280 8024E860 00021080 */  sll        $v0, $v0, 2
-/* 177284 8024E864 3C018025 */  lui        $at, %hi(gFileMenuMessages_intl)
-/* 177288 8024E868 00220821 */  addu       $at, $at, $v0
-/* 17728C 8024E86C 8C2211F8 */  lw         $v0, %lo(gFileMenuMessages_intl)($at)
-/* 177290 8024E870 00042080 */  sll        $a0, $a0, 2
-/* 177294 8024E874 00822021 */  addu       $a0, $a0, $v0
-/* 177298 8024E878 03E00008 */  jr         $ra
-/* 17729C 8024E87C 8C820000 */   lw        $v0, 0x0($a0)