diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Slippi/SlippiPlayback.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Slippi/SlippiPlayback.cpp
index d46604506d..140c8b2ff4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Slippi/SlippiPlayback.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Slippi/SlippiPlayback.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ void SlippiPlaybackStatus::processInitialState()
 {
   INFO_LOG(SLIPPI, "saving iState");
   State::SaveToBuffer(iState);
+  // The initial save to cState causes a stutter of about 5-10 frames
+  // Doing it here to get it out of the way and prevent stutters later
+  // Subsequent calls to SaveToBuffer for cState take ~1 frame
   State::SaveToBuffer(cState);
   SConfig::GetInstance().bHideCursor = false;
 };
@@ -267,12 +270,7 @@ void SlippiPlaybackStatus::loadState(s32 closestStateFrame)
     std::string stateString;
     decoder.Decode((char*)iState.data(), iState.size(), futureDiffs[closestStateFrame].get(), &stateString);
     std::vector<u8> stateToLoad(stateString.begin(), stateString.end());
-    if (stateToLoad.size() == 0) {
-      std::cout << "wtf break" << std::endl;
-    }
-    else {
-      State::LoadFromBuffer(stateToLoad);
-    }
+    State::LoadFromBuffer(stateToLoad);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
index fbc1d2456a..9687d3f5b0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/State.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "Common/Timer.h"
 #include "Common/Version.h"
 
-#include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
-
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
@@ -242,7 +240,6 @@ void SaveToBuffer(std::vector<u8>& buffer)
 {
   Core::RunOnCPUThread(
       [&] {
-        INFO_LOG(SLIPPI, "at start of save to buffer call");
         u8* ptr = nullptr;
         PointerWrap p(&ptr, PointerWrap::MODE_MEASURE);
 
@@ -252,7 +249,6 @@ void SaveToBuffer(std::vector<u8>& buffer)
         ptr = &buffer[0];
         p.SetMode(PointerWrap::MODE_WRITE);
         DoState(p);
-        INFO_LOG(SLIPPI, "at end of save to buffer call");
       },
       true);
 }