diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.h b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.h
index f29f200b2..55c773c78 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU.h
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU.h
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ struct microVU {
 	u32		branch;		 // Holds branch compare result (IBxx) OR Holds address to Jump to (JALR/JR)
 	u32		p;			 // Holds current P instance index
 	u32		q;			 // Holds current Q instance index
-	u32		espBackup;	 // Temp Backup for ESP
-	u32		totalCycles;
-	u32		cycles;
+	u32		totalCycles; // Total Cycles that mVU is expected to run for
+	u32		cycles;		 // Cycles Counter
 
 	PCSX2_ALIGNED16(u32 macFlag[4]);  // 4 instances of mac  flag (used in execution)
 	PCSX2_ALIGNED16(u32 clipFlag[4]); // 4 instances of clip flag (used in execution)
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
index 9919bb83b..c874cdebe 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Lower.inl
@@ -1225,10 +1225,9 @@ microVUf(void) mVU_IBNE() {
 microVUf(void) mVU_JR() {
 	microVU* mVU = mVUx;
 	mVUbranch = 9;
-	pass1 { mVUanalyzeBranch1<vuIndex>(_Is_); }
+	pass1 { analyzeVIreg1(_Is_); }
 	pass2 {
-		if (memReadIs) MOV32MtoR(gprT1, (uptr)&mVU->VIbackup[0]);
-		else mVUallocVIa<vuIndex>(gprT1, _Is_);
+		mVUallocVIa<vuIndex>(gprT1, _Is_);
 		SHL32ItoR(gprT1, 3);
 		AND32ItoR(gprT1, vuIndex ? 0x3ff8 : 0xff8);
 		MOV32RtoM((uptr)&mVU->branch, gprT1);
@@ -1239,10 +1238,9 @@ microVUf(void) mVU_JR() {
 microVUf(void) mVU_JALR() {
 	microVU* mVU = mVUx;
 	mVUbranch = 10;
-	pass1 { mVUanalyzeBranch1<vuIndex>(_Is_); analyzeVIreg2(_It_, 1); }
+	pass1 { analyzeVIreg1(_Is_); analyzeVIreg2(_It_, 1); }
 	pass2 {
-		if (memReadIs) MOV32MtoR(gprT1, (uptr)&mVU->VIbackup[0]);
-		else mVUallocVIa<vuIndex>(gprT1, _Is_);
+		mVUallocVIa<vuIndex>(gprT1, _Is_);
 		SHL32ItoR(gprT1, 3);
 		AND32ItoR(gprT1, vuIndex ? 0x3ff8 : 0xff8);
 		MOV32RtoM((uptr)&mVU->branch, gprT1);