diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlMemView.cpp b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlMemView.cpp
index 25f623d7cd..2245bba009 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlMemView.cpp
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlMemView.cpp
@@ -436,16 +436,7 @@ void CtrlMemView::onMouseUp(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, int button)
 		case ID_MEMVIEW_DUMP:
 			{
 				DumpMemoryWindow dump(wnd, debugger);
-				bool priorDumpWasStepping = Core_IsStepping();
-				if (!priorDumpWasStepping) // If emulator isn't paused
-				{
-					Core_EnableStepping(true); //force paused state
-				}
 				dump.exec();
-				if (!priorDumpWasStepping) // If emulator wasn't paused before dumping
-				{
-					Core_EnableStepping(false); //Resume emulation automatically
-				}
 				break;
 			}