diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
index 650592f1da..4e921ff74c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ const Info<std::string>& GetInfoForGCIPathOverride(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot
   return *infos[slot];
 }
 
+const Info<int> MAIN_MEMORY_CARD_SIZE{{System::Main, "Core", "MemoryCardSize"}, -1};
+
 const Info<ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType> MAIN_SLOT_A{
     {System::Main, "Core", "SlotA"}, ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::MemoryCardFolder};
 const Info<ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType> MAIN_SLOT_B{{System::Main, "Core", "SlotB"},
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
index 8a2b8be500..ef618b3314 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const Info<std::string>& GetInfoForAGPCartPath(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot);
 extern const Info<std::string> MAIN_GCI_FOLDER_A_PATH_OVERRIDE;
 extern const Info<std::string> MAIN_GCI_FOLDER_B_PATH_OVERRIDE;
 const Info<std::string>& GetInfoForGCIPathOverride(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot);
+extern const Info<int> MAIN_MEMORY_CARD_SIZE;
 extern const Info<ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType> MAIN_SLOT_A;
 extern const Info<ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType> MAIN_SLOT_B;
 extern const Info<ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType> MAIN_SERIAL_PORT_1;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI.cpp
index e10403e495..eb1d99e81e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/IniFile.h"
 
 #include "Core/Config/MainSettings.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
@@ -114,9 +113,7 @@ void Init()
 
   {
     u16 size_mbits = Memcard::MBIT_SIZE_MEMORY_CARD_2043;
-    int size_override;
-    IniFile gameIni = SConfig::GetInstance().LoadGameIni();
-    gameIni.GetOrCreateSection("Core")->Get("MemoryCardSize", &size_override, -1);
+    int size_override = Config::Get(Config::MAIN_MEMORY_CARD_SIZE);
     if (size_override >= 0 && size_override <= 4)
       size_mbits = Memcard::MBIT_SIZE_MEMORY_CARD_59 << size_override;
     const bool shift_jis =