diff --git a/src/core/bus.cpp b/src/core/bus.cpp
index 4bb8948f2..53ab5e072 100644
--- a/src/core/bus.cpp
+++ b/src/core/bus.cpp
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ ALWAYS_INLINE static TickCount DoEXP2Access(u32 offset, u32& value)
         {
           Log_InfoPrintf("TTY: %s", m_tty_line_buffer.c_str());
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-          if (CPU::LOG_EXECUTION)
+          if (CPU::IsTraceEnabled())
             CPU::WriteToExecutionLog("TTY: %s\n", m_tty_line_buffer.c_str());
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/src/core/cpu_core.cpp b/src/core/cpu_core.cpp
index 09e542ae4..f759d6578 100644
--- a/src/core/cpu_core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cpu_core.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void RaiseException(u32 CAUSE_bits, u32 EPC)
                     g_state.cop0_regs.EPC, g_state.cop0_regs.cause.BD ? "true" : "false",
                     g_state.cop0_regs.cause.CE.GetValue());
     DisassembleAndPrint(g_state.current_instruction_pc, 4, 0);
-    if (LOG_EXECUTION)
+    if (s_trace_to_log)
     {
       CPU::WriteToExecutionLog("Exception %u at 0x%08X (epc=0x%08X, BD=%s, CE=%u)\n",
                                static_cast<u8>(g_state.cop0_regs.cause.Excode.GetValue()),
diff --git a/src/core/cpu_core.h b/src/core/cpu_core.h
index 30e99a542..c91991537 100644
--- a/src/core/cpu_core.h
+++ b/src/core/cpu_core.h
@@ -182,6 +182,5 @@ bool AddStepOverBreakpoint();
 bool AddStepOutBreakpoint(u32 max_instructions_to_search = 1000);
 
 extern bool TRACE_EXECUTION;
-extern bool LOG_EXECUTION;
 
 } // namespace CPU