diff --git a/asm/include/main_020257FC.inc b/asm/include/main_020257FC.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3879bf78..00000000
--- a/asm/include/main_020257FC.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-.public _020AFCEC
-.public _020AFCF0
-.public _022A59B8
-.public _022A59C0
-.public FileClose
-.public FileRom_HandleOpen
-.public FileRom_InitDataTransfer
-.public FileRom_StopDataTransfer
-.public FileRom_Veneer_FileInit
-.public GetLanguage
-.public MemZero
diff --git a/asm/main_020257FC.s b/asm/main_020257FC.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a46b03e..00000000
--- a/asm/main_020257FC.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-	.include "asm/macros.inc"
-	.include "main_020257FC.inc"
-
-	.text
-
-	arm_func_start sub_020257FC
-sub_020257FC: ; 0x020257FC
-	stmdb sp!, {r3, lr}
-	ldr r0, _02025814 ; =_022A59B8
-	mov r1, #8
-	bl MemZero
-	bl LoadStringFile
-	ldmia sp!, {r3, pc}
-	.align 2, 0
-_02025814: .word _022A59B8
-	arm_func_end sub_020257FC
-
-	arm_func_start LoadStringFile
-LoadStringFile: ; 0x02025818
-	stmdb sp!, {r4, lr}
-	bl GetLanguage
-	ldr r1, _0202587C ; =_020AFCEC
-	mov r4, r0
-	ldrsb r0, [r1]
-	cmp r0, r4
-	ldmeqia sp!, {r4, pc}
-	bl FileRom_InitDataTransfer
-	ldr r1, _0202587C ; =_020AFCEC
-	mvn r0, #0
-	ldrsb r1, [r1]
-	cmp r1, r0
-	beq _02025854
-	ldr r0, _02025880 ; =_022A59C0
-	bl FileClose
-_02025854:
-	ldr r1, _0202587C ; =_020AFCEC
-	ldr r0, _02025880 ; =_022A59C0
-	strb r4, [r1]
-	bl FileRom_Veneer_FileInit
-	ldr r1, _02025884 ; =_020AFCF0
-	ldr r0, _02025880 ; =_022A59C0
-	ldr r1, [r1, r4, lsl #2]
-	bl FileRom_HandleOpen
-	bl FileRom_StopDataTransfer
-	ldmia sp!, {r4, pc}
-	.align 2, 0
-_0202587C: .word _020AFCEC
-_02025880: .word _022A59C0
-_02025884: .word _020AFCF0
-	arm_func_end LoadStringFile
diff --git a/include/main_0202593C.h b/include/main_0202593C.h
index 27265577..e5797814 100644
--- a/include/main_0202593C.h
+++ b/include/main_0202593C.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef PMDSKY_MAIN_0202593C_H
 #define PMDSKY_MAIN_0202593C_H
 
+void sub_020257FC(void);
+void LoadStringFile(void);
+
 // return: Pointer to byte buffer
 u8* AllocateTemp1024ByteBufferFromPool(void);
 // Likely a linker-generated veneer for GetStringFromFile.
diff --git a/main.lsf b/main.lsf
index 93a98975..eb255dd7 100644
--- a/main.lsf
+++ b/main.lsf
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Static main
 	Object src/main_020251AC.o
 	Object asm/main_020251F0.o
 	Object src/main_02025788.o
-	Object asm/main_020257FC.o
 	Object src/main_0202593C.o
 	Object asm/main_0202598C.o
 	Object src/main_020265C4.o
diff --git a/src/main_0202593C.c b/src/main_0202593C.c
index 97434cab..a7299b3a 100644
--- a/src/main_0202593C.c
+++ b/src/main_0202593C.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "main_0202593C.h"
 #include "main_02025788.h"
+#include "main_0200330C.h"
 #include "file_rom.h"
 
 u8* strcpy(u8* dest, u8* src);
@@ -8,6 +9,37 @@ u8* strncpy(u8* dest, u8* src, u32 n);
 extern u16 _022A59B8[];
 extern u8 _022A5A08[];
 
+extern s8 GetLanguage(); 
+extern s8 _020AFCEC;
+extern const char * _020AFCF0[10];
+extern struct file_stream _022A59C0;
+
+void FileClose(struct file_stream* file);
+
+void sub_020257FC(void)
+{
+    MemZero((u8 *)_022A59B8, 8);
+    LoadStringFile();
+}
+
+void LoadStringFile(void) 
+{
+    s8 temp_r0;
+
+    temp_r0 = GetLanguage();
+    if (_020AFCEC == temp_r0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    FileRom_InitDataTransfer();
+    if (_020AFCEC != -1) {
+        FileClose(&_022A59C0);
+    }
+    _020AFCEC = temp_r0;
+    FileRom_Veneer_FileInit(&_022A59C0);
+    FileRom_HandleOpen(&_022A59C0, _020AFCF0[temp_r0]);
+    FileRom_StopDataTransfer();
+}
+
 u8* AllocateTemp1024ByteBufferFromPool(void)
 {
     u16 scratch_1 = _022A59B8[2];