diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
index e031d39174..b6bd722069 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.cpp
@@ -933,9 +933,4 @@ bool RunCode(const ARCode &arcode)
 	return true;
 }
 
-std::vector<ARCode>* GetARCodes()
-{
-	return &arCodes;
-}
-
 } // namespace ActionReplay
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
index 1109eb0fa0..d2bf3621bf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/ActionReplay.h
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ void UpdateActiveList();
 void EnableSelfLogging(bool enable);
 const std::vector<std::string> &GetSelfLog();
 bool IsSelfLogging();
-std::vector<ARCode>* GetARCodes();
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
index 2b97142536..997b048a4d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void CheatSearchTab::OnCreateARCodeClicked(wxCommandEvent&)
 
 	const u32 address = m_search_results[idx].address | ((m_search_type_size & ~1) << 24);
 
-	CreateCodeDialog arcode_dlg(this, address, ActionReplay::GetARCodes());
+	CreateCodeDialog arcode_dlg(this, address);
 	arcode_dlg.SetExtraStyle(arcode_dlg.GetExtraStyle() & ~wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 	arcode_dlg.ShowModal();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
index 60c600702b..364dfbad41 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 // Fired when an ActionReplay code is created.
 wxDEFINE_EVENT(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
 
-CreateCodeDialog::CreateCodeDialog(wxWindow* const parent, const u32 address, std::vector<ActionReplay::ARCode>* _arCodes)
+CreateCodeDialog::CreateCodeDialog(wxWindow* const parent, const u32 address)
 	: wxDialog(parent, wxID_ANY, _("Create AR Code"))
 	, m_code_address(address)
-	, arCodes(_arCodes)
 {
 	wxStaticText* const label_name = new wxStaticText(this, wxID_ANY, _("Name: "));
 	m_textctrl_name = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(256, -1));
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ void CreateCodeDialog::PressOK(wxCommandEvent& ev)
 	{
 	CISOProperties isoprops(GameListItem(SConfig::GetInstance().m_LastFilename, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>()), this);
 	// add the code to the isoproperties arcode list
-	arCodes->push_back(new_cheat);
+	isoprops.AddARCode(new_cheat);
 	// save the gameini
 	isoprops.SaveGameConfig();
 	isoprops.ActionReplayList_Load(); // loads the new arcodes
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
index 421157e5ae..7c5b752320 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ wxDECLARE_EVENT(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
 class CreateCodeDialog final : public wxDialog
 {
 public:
-	CreateCodeDialog(wxWindow* const parent, const u32 address, std::vector<ActionReplay::ARCode>* _arCodes);
+	CreateCodeDialog(wxWindow* const parent, const u32 address);
 
 private:
 	const u32 m_code_address;
-	std::vector<ActionReplay::ARCode>* arCodes;
 
 	wxTextCtrl* m_textctrl_name;
 	wxTextCtrl* m_textctrl_code;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.cpp
index 0344e98130..d99dfb5a60 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.cpp
@@ -1486,6 +1486,11 @@ void CISOProperties::ActionReplayButtonClicked(wxCommandEvent& event)
 	RemoveCheat->Disable();
 }
 
+void CISOProperties::AddARCode(const ActionReplay::ARCode& code)
+{
+	arCodes.emplace_back(code);
+}
+
 void CISOProperties::OnChangeBannerLang(wxCommandEvent& event)
 {
 	ChangeBannerDetails(OpenGameListItem.GetLanguages()[event.GetSelection()]);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.h
index fd1735830a..2b37cb7657 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/ISOProperties.h
@@ -70,9 +70,13 @@ public:
 
 	bool bRefreshList;
 
+	// These are only public because of the ugly hack in CreateCodeDialog.cpp
 	void ActionReplayList_Load();
 	bool SaveGameConfig();
 
+	// This only exists because of the ugly hack in CreateCodeDialog.cpp
+	void AddARCode(const ActionReplay::ARCode& code);
+
 private:
 	DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();