diff --git a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.cpp b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.cpp
index b43b737598..f1c280e2e6 100644
--- a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.cpp
@@ -385,51 +385,25 @@ const std::array<GCState, 4>& Adapter::GetPadState() const {
     return state;
 }
 
-int Adapter::GetOriginValue(int port, int axis) {
-    // TODO: perhaps place stick statuses into an array in PadStatus
-    const PadAxes padaxis = static_cast<PadAxes>(axis);
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::StickX) {
-        return origin_status[port].stick_x;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::StickY) {
-        return origin_status[port].stick_y;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::SubstickX) {
-        return origin_status[port].substick_x;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::SubstickY) {
-        return origin_status[port].substick_x;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::TriggerLeft) {
-        return origin_status[port].trigger_left;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::TriggerRight) {
-        return origin_status[port].trigger_right;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
+int Adapter::GetOriginValue(int port, int axis) const {
+    const auto& status = origin_status[port];
 
-const int Adapter::GetOriginValue(int port, int axis) const {
-    const PadAxes padaxis = static_cast<PadAxes>(axis);
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::StickX) {
-        return origin_status[port].stick_x;
+    switch (static_cast<PadAxes>(axis)) {
+    case PadAxes::StickX:
+        return status.stick_x;
+    case PadAxes::StickY:
+        return status.stick_y;
+    case PadAxes::SubstickX:
+        return status.substick_x;
+    case PadAxes::SubstickY:
+        return status.substick_y;
+    case PadAxes::TriggerLeft:
+        return status.trigger_left;
+    case PadAxes::TriggerRight:
+        return status.trigger_right;
+    default:
+        return 0;
     }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::StickY) {
-        return origin_status[port].stick_y;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::SubstickX) {
-        return origin_status[port].substick_x;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::SubstickY) {
-        return origin_status[port].substick_x;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::TriggerLeft) {
-        return origin_status[port].trigger_left;
-    }
-    if (padaxis == PadAxes::TriggerRight) {
-        return origin_status[port].trigger_right;
-    }
-    return 0;
 }
 
 } // namespace GCAdapter
diff --git a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.h b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.h
index 8b08d667dc..cb9d73a8ec 100644
--- a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.h
+++ b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_adapter.h
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public:
     std::array<GCState, 4>& GetPadState();
     const std::array<GCState, 4>& GetPadState() const;
 
-    int GetOriginValue(int port, int axis);
-    const int GetOriginValue(int port, int axis) const;
+    int GetOriginValue(int port, int axis) const;
 
 private:
     GCPadStatus GetPadStatus(int port, const std::array<u8, 37>& adapter_payload);
diff --git a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_poller.cpp b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_poller.cpp
index ed99f98b49..ad321e933b 100644
--- a/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_poller.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/gcadapter/gc_poller.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ public:
     explicit GCAxisButton(int port_, int axis_, float threshold_, bool trigger_if_greater_,
                           GCAdapter::Adapter* adapter)
         : port(port_), axis(axis_), threshold(threshold_), trigger_if_greater(trigger_if_greater_),
-          gcadapter(adapter), origin_value(adapter->GetOriginValue(port_, axis_)) {
-        // L/R triggers range is only in positive direction beginning near 0
-        // 0.0 threshold equates to near half trigger press, but threshold accounts for variability.
-        if (axis > 3) {
-            threshold *= -0.5;
-        }
-    }
+          gcadapter(adapter), origin_value(adapter->GetOriginValue(port_, axis_)) {}
 
     bool GetStatus() const override {
         const float current_axis_value = gcadapter->GetPadState()[port].axes.at(axis);
@@ -152,14 +146,11 @@ public:
 
     float GetAxis(int axis) const {
         std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
+        const auto origin_value = axis % 2 == 0 ? origin_value_x : origin_value_y;
         // division is not by a perfect 128 to account for some variance in center location
         // e.g. my device idled at 131 in X, 120 in Y, and full range of motion was in range
         // [20-230]
-        if (axis % 2 == 0) {
-            return (gcadapter->GetPadState()[port].axes.at(axis) - origin_value_x) / 95.0f;
-        } else {
-            return (gcadapter->GetPadState()[port].axes.at(axis) - origin_value_y) / 95.0f;
-        }
+        return (gcadapter->GetPadState()[port].axes.at(axis) - origin_value) / 95.0f;
     }
 
     std::pair<float, float> GetAnalog(int axis_x, int axis_y) const {