diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index e139eec..e81eefb 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ extern void __calls_osViBlack(bool black);
 
 extern void __osViSwapBuffer_3(void** buffers);
 
-extern s32 __read_controller(OSContPad* data, u32 flags);
 extern s32 __real_read_controller(void);
 
 extern void func_8008A354();
diff --git a/linker_scripts/symbols/addr.txt b/linker_scripts/symbols/addr.txt
index 497c4f3..a0909d8 100644
--- a/linker_scripts/symbols/addr.txt
+++ b/linker_scripts/symbols/addr.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ nuContPakFileDelete = 0x8008AEE0;
 nuContPakFileState = 0x8008AF20;
 nuContPakRepairId = 0x8008AC70;
 
+nuContReadDataImpl = 0x8008A3A4;
 
 obUnpackThreadStart = 0x8007ABAC;
 obThreadUnpackProc = 0x800AF0D0; // size:0x1B0
@@ -1034,7 +1035,6 @@ romCopy_256 = 0x80074CF0; // rom:0x50F0
 __GLOBAL_CONTROLLER_DATA_COPY = 0x0800AEE78; // size:0x18
 
 __calls_copy_controller_data = 0x8007297C;
-__read_controller = 0x8008A3A4;
 __calls_read_controller_1 = 0x8008A508;
 __calls_read_controller_2 = 0x8008A528;
 
diff --git a/src/nu/nucontmgr.c b/src/nu/nucontmgr.c
index 06854ea..df0ce61 100644
--- a/src/nu/nucontmgr.c
+++ b/src/nu/nucontmgr.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void nuContDataOpen(void) {
     osRecvMesg(&nuContDataMutexQ, NULL, OS_MESG_BLOCK);
 }
 
-s32 __read_controller(OSContPad* data, u32 flags) {
+s32 nuContReadDataImpl(OSContPad* data, u32 flags) {
     s32 res;
 
     res = osContStartReadData(&nuSiMesgQ);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ s32 nuContRetrace(NUSiCommonMesg* mesg) {
 
     osRecvMesg(&nuContWaitMesgQ, NULL, OS_MESG_NOBLOCK);
 
-    __read_controller(nuContData, 1);
+    nuContReadDataImpl(nuContData, 1);
 
     if(nuContReadFunc != NULL) {
         nuContReadFunc(mesg->mesg);
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ typedef struct {
 } Arg___calls_read_controller_1;
 
 void __calls_read_controller_1(Arg___calls_read_controller_1* arg) {
-    __read_controller(arg->data, 0);
+    nuContReadDataImpl(arg->data, 0);
 }
 
 s32 __calls_read_controller_2(s16* arg0) {
     s32 var_v0;
 
     osRecvMesg(&nuContWaitMesgQ, NULL, 0);
-    var_v0 = __read_controller(nuContData, 0);
+    var_v0 = nuContReadDataImpl(nuContData, 0);
     if (var_v0 == 0) {
         if (nuContReadFunc != NULL) {
             nuContReadFunc(*arg0);