diff --git a/asm/field_map_obj.s b/asm/field_map_obj.s
index 5a7c4061b1..8066cfd1a1 100755
--- a/asm/field_map_obj.s
+++ b/asm/field_map_obj.s
@@ -5,36 +5,6 @@
 
 	.text
 
-	thumb_func_start GetOppositeDirection
-@ u8 GetOppositeDirection(u8 direction)
-GetOppositeDirection: @ 8093800
-	push {r4,lr}
-	sub sp, 0x8
-	lsls r0, 24
-	lsrs r4, r0, 24
-	ldr r1, =gUnknown_0850DC27
-	mov r0, sp
-	movs r2, 0x8
-	bl memcpy
-	subs r1, r4, 0x1
-	lsls r0, r1, 24
-	lsrs r0, 24
-	cmp r0, 0x7
-	bhi _08093828
-	mov r2, sp
-	adds r0, r2, r1
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	b _0809382A
-	.pool
-_08093828:
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-_0809382A:
-	add sp, 0x8
-	pop {r4}
-	pop {r1}
-	bx r1
-	thumb_func_end GetOppositeDirection
-
 	thumb_func_start zffu_offset_calc
 zffu_offset_calc: @ 8093834
 	lsls r0, 24
diff --git a/src/field_map_obj.c b/src/field_map_obj.c
index d0673fdbe1..d17f77c1bb 100755
--- a/src/field_map_obj.c
+++ b/src/field_map_obj.c
@@ -4058,3 +4058,17 @@ dirn2anim_2(sub_8093750, gUnknown_0850DC13);
 dirn2anim_2(sub_809377C, gUnknown_0850DC18);
 dirn2anim_2(sub_80937A8, gUnknown_0850DC1D);
 dirn2anim_2(d2s_08064034, gUnknown_0850DC22);
+
+extern const u8 gUnknown_0850DC27[8];
+
+u8 GetOppositeDirection(u8 direction)
+{
+    u8 directions[sizeof gUnknown_0850DC27];
+
+    memcpy(directions, gUnknown_0850DC27, sizeof gUnknown_0850DC27);
+    if (direction < 1 || direction > (sizeof gUnknown_0850DC27))
+    {
+        return direction;
+    }
+    return directions[direction - 1];
+}