diff --git a/src/cpu.rs b/src/cpu.rs
index 965e967..a0e7869 100644
--- a/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/src/cpu.rs
@@ -915,10 +915,7 @@ impl CPU {
     /// Panic-free alternative to [Index]
     pub fn get_r8(&mut self, r8: R8, bus: &impl BusIO) -> u8 {
         match r8 {
-            R8::HLmem => {
-                self.m_cycles += 1;
-                self.read(self.hl.wide().0, bus).unwrap_or(0xff)
-            }
+            R8::HLmem => self.read(self.hl.wide().0, bus).unwrap_or(0xff),
             _ => self[r8].0,
         }
     }
@@ -928,7 +925,6 @@ impl CPU {
     pub fn set_r8(&mut self, r8: R8, data: u8, bus: &mut impl BusIO) {
         match r8 {
             R8::HLmem => {
-                self.m_cycles += 1;
                 let _ = self.write(self.hl.wide().0, data, bus);
             }
             _ => self[r8].0 = data,