diff --git a/src/g_input.c b/src/g_input.c
index 4bcd521fe..2af3174ab 100644
--- a/src/g_input.c
+++ b/src/g_input.c
@@ -963,19 +963,9 @@ void G_DefineDefaultControls(void)
 	menucontrolreserved[gc_start][0] = KEY_ESCAPE; // Handled special
 }
 
-void G_CopyControls(INT32 (*setupcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], const INT32 *gclist, INT32 gclen)
+void G_ApplyControlScheme(UINT8 splitplayer, INT32 (*fromcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING])
 {
-	INT32 i, j, gc;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (gclist && gclen ? gclen : num_gamecontrols); i++)
-	{
-		gc = (gclist && gclen) ? gclist[i] : i;
-
-		for (j = 0; j < MAXINPUTMAPPING; j++)
-		{
-			setupcontrols[gc][j] = fromcontrols[gc][j];
-		}
-	}
+	memcpy(gamecontrol[splitplayer], fromcontrols, sizeof gamecontrol[splitplayer]);
 }
 
 void G_SaveKeySetting(FILE *f, INT32 (*fromcontrolsa)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsb)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsc)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsd)[MAXINPUTMAPPING])
diff --git a/src/g_input.h b/src/g_input.h
index f2b8e6ca8..f149d01bc 100644
--- a/src/g_input.h
+++ b/src/g_input.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void Command_Setcontrol3_f(void);
 void Command_Setcontrol4_f(void);
 void G_DefineDefaultControls(void);
 INT32 G_GetControlScheme(INT32 (*fromcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], const INT32 *gclist, INT32 gclen);
-void G_CopyControls(INT32 (*setupcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], const INT32 *gclist, INT32 gclen);
+void G_ApplyControlScheme(UINT8 splitplayer, INT32 (*fromcontrols)[MAXINPUTMAPPING]);
 void G_SaveKeySetting(FILE *f, INT32 (*fromcontrolsa)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsb)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsc)[MAXINPUTMAPPING], INT32 (*fromcontrolsd)[MAXINPUTMAPPING]);
 INT32 G_CheckDoubleUsage(INT32 keynum, INT32 playernum, boolean modify);
 
diff --git a/src/k_profiles.c b/src/k_profiles.c
index a65da05cc..a9d433855 100644
--- a/src/k_profiles.c
+++ b/src/k_profiles.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static void PR_ApplyProfile_Settings(profile_t *p, UINT8 playernum)
 	CV_StealthSetValue(&cv_rumble[playernum], p->rumble);
 
 	// set controls...
-	memcpy(&gamecontrol[playernum], p->controls, sizeof(gamecontroldefault));
+	G_ApplyControlScheme(playernum, p->controls);
 }
 
 static void PR_ApplyProfile_Memory(UINT8 profilenum, UINT8 playernum)
diff --git a/src/m_misc.cpp b/src/m_misc.cpp
index 4a494f335..ce4eda4c0 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.cpp
+++ b/src/m_misc.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void Command_LoadConfig_f(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
-		G_CopyControls(gamecontrol[i], gamecontroldefault, NULL, 0);
+		G_ApplyControlScheme(i, gamecontroldefault);
 	}
 
 	// temporarily reset execversion to default
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ void M_FirstLoadConfig(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
-		G_CopyControls(gamecontrol[i], gamecontroldefault, NULL, 0);
+		G_ApplyControlScheme(i, gamecontroldefault);
 	}
 
 	// register execversion here before we load any configs
diff --git a/src/menus/options-profiles-edit-controls.c b/src/menus/options-profiles-edit-controls.c
index 15064b7bb..9adac3dd1 100644
--- a/src/menus/options-profiles-edit-controls.c
+++ b/src/menus/options-profiles-edit-controls.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void M_ProfileTryController(INT32 choice)
 	optionsmenu.trycontroller = TICRATE*5;
 
 	// Apply these controls right now on P1's end.
-	memcpy(&gamecontrol[0], optionsmenu.tempcontrols, sizeof(gamecontroldefault));
+	G_ApplyControlScheme(0, optionsmenu.tempcontrols);
 }
 
 static void M_ProfileControlSaveResponse(INT32 choice)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void M_ProfileControlSaveResponse(INT32 choice)
 		// Don't apply the profile itself as that would lead to issues mid-game.
 		if (belongsto > -1 && belongsto < MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS)
 		{
-			memcpy(&gamecontrol[belongsto], optionsmenu.tempcontrols, sizeof(gamecontroldefault));
+			G_ApplyControlScheme(belongsto, optionsmenu.tempcontrols);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ boolean M_ProfileControlsInputs(INT32 ch)
 			profile_t *cpr = PR_GetProfile(cv_currprofile.value);
 			if (cpr == NULL)
 				cpr = PR_GetProfile(0); // Creating a profile at boot, revert to guest profile
-			memcpy(&gamecontrol[0], cpr->controls, sizeof(gamecontroldefault));
+			G_ApplyControlScheme(0, cpr->controls);
 		}
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/menus/play-char-select.c b/src/menus/play-char-select.c
index 1fbdccbb0..80352f312 100644
--- a/src/menus/play-char-select.c
+++ b/src/menus/play-char-select.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static boolean M_HandlePressStart(setup_player_t *p, UINT8 num)
 			else if (num)
 			{
 				// For any player past player 1, set controls to default profile controls, otherwise it's generally awful to do any menuing...
-				memcpy(&gamecontrol[num], gamecontroldefault, sizeof(gamecontroldefault));
+				G_ApplyControlScheme(num, gamecontroldefault);
 			}
 
 			G_SetDeviceForPlayer(num, device);