diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
index 93db0fc28fe..81f1695ea94 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -768,42 +768,26 @@ void SaveScreenShot(std::string_view name)
   g_frame_dumper->SaveScreenshot(fmt::format("{}{}.png", GenerateScreenshotFolderPath(), name));
 }
 
-static bool PauseAndLock(Core::System& system, bool do_lock, bool unpause_on_unlock)
+static bool PauseAndLock(Core::System& system)
 {
   // WARNING: PauseAndLock is not fully threadsafe so is only valid on the Host Thread
 
   if (!IsRunning(system))
     return true;
 
-  bool was_unpaused = true;
-  if (do_lock)
-  {
-    // first pause the CPU
-    // This acquires a wrapper mutex and converts the current thread into
-    // a temporary replacement CPU Thread.
-    was_unpaused = system.GetCPU().PauseAndLock();
-  }
+  // First pause the CPU.  This acquires a wrapper mutex and converts the current thread into
+  // a temporary replacement CPU Thread.
+  const bool was_unpaused = system.GetCPU().PauseAndLock();
 
   // audio has to come after CPU, because CPU thread can wait for audio thread (m_throttle).
-  system.GetDSP().GetDSPEmulator()->PauseAndLock(do_lock);
+  system.GetDSP().GetDSPEmulator()->PauseAndLock(true);
 
   // video has to come after CPU, because CPU thread can wait for video thread
   // (s_efbAccessRequested).
-  system.GetFifo().PauseAndLock(do_lock, false);
+  system.GetFifo().PauseAndLock(true, false);
 
   ResetRumble();
 
-  // CPU is unlocked last because CPU::PauseAndLock contains the synchronization
-  // mechanism that prevents CPU::Break from racing.
-  if (!do_lock)
-  {
-    // The CPU is responsible for managing the Audio and FIFO state so we use its
-    // mechanism to unpause them. If we unpaused the systems above when releasing
-    // the locks then they could call CPU::Break which would require detecting it
-    // and re-pausing with CPU::SetStepping.
-    system.GetCPU().RestoreStateAndUnlock(unpause_on_unlock);
-  }
-
   return was_unpaused;
 }
 
@@ -838,7 +822,7 @@ void RunOnCPUThread(Core::System& system, Common::MoveOnlyFunction<void()> funct
   }
 
   // Pause the CPU (set it to stepping mode).
-  const bool was_running = PauseAndLock(system, true, true);
+  const bool was_running = PauseAndLock(system);
 
   // Queue the job function.
   if (wait_for_completion)
@@ -1073,7 +1057,7 @@ CPUThreadGuard::CPUThreadGuard(Core::System& system)
     : m_system(system), m_was_cpu_thread(IsCPUThread())
 {
   if (!m_was_cpu_thread)
-    m_was_unpaused = PauseAndLock(system, true, true);
+    m_was_unpaused = PauseAndLock(system);
 }
 
 CPUThreadGuard::~CPUThreadGuard()