diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 097689cf..cb394886 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -831,39 +831,6 @@ void getPauseRecordingFunctions(RecordingPausedFunction* recPausedFuncPtr, Pause
 	}
 }
 
-bool Utils::RecordingPauseSupported()
-{
-	RecordingPausedFunction recordingPaused = nullptr;
-	PauseRecordingFunction pauseRecording = nullptr;
-	getPauseRecordingFunctions(&recordingPaused, &pauseRecording);
-
-	return (recordingPaused && pauseRecording);
-}
-
-bool Utils::RecordingPaused()
-{
-	RecordingPausedFunction recordingPaused = nullptr;
-	getPauseRecordingFunctions(&recordingPaused, nullptr);
-
-	if (recordingPaused == nullptr) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return recordingPaused();
-}
-
-void Utils::PauseRecording(bool pause)
-{
-	PauseRecordingFunction pauseRecording = nullptr;
-	getPauseRecordingFunctions(nullptr, &pauseRecording);
-
-	if (pauseRecording == nullptr) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	pauseRecording(pause); 
-}
-
 bool Utils::OpenProjectorSupported()
 {
 	void* frontendApi = os_dlopen("obs-frontend-api");
diff --git a/src/Utils.h b/src/Utils.h
index 611e80da..89e67d87 100644
--- a/src/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ namespace Utils {
 	const char* GetFilenameFormatting();
 	bool SetFilenameFormatting(const char* filenameFormatting);
 
-	bool RecordingPauseSupported();
-	bool RecordingPaused();
-	void PauseRecording(bool pause);
 
 	bool OpenProjectorSupported();
 	void OpenProjector(const char* type, int monitor, const char* geometry, const char* name);
diff --git a/src/WSEvents.cpp b/src/WSEvents.cpp
index 816ca76f..6010275f 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.cpp
+++ b/src/WSEvents.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ void WSEvents::OnExit() {
 void WSEvents::StreamStatus() {
 	bool streamingActive = obs_frontend_streaming_active();
 	bool recordingActive = obs_frontend_recording_active();
-	bool recordingPaused = Utils::RecordingPaused();
+	bool recordingPaused = obs_frontend_recording_paused();
 	bool replayBufferActive = obs_frontend_replay_buffer_active();
 
 	OBSOutputAutoRelease streamOutput = obs_frontend_get_streaming_output();
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void WSEvents::Heartbeat() {
 
 	bool streamingActive = obs_frontend_streaming_active();
 	bool recordingActive = obs_frontend_recording_active();
-	bool recordingPaused = Utils::RecordingPaused();
+	bool recordingPaused = obs_frontend_recording_paused();
 
 	OBSDataAutoRelease data = obs_data_create();
 	OBSOutputAutoRelease recordOutput = obs_frontend_get_recording_output();
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_Recording.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_Recording.cpp
index 330843d3..df2ed4a0 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_Recording.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_Recording.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ RpcResponse ifCanPause(const RpcRequest& request, std::function<RpcResponse()> c
 		return request.failed("recording is not active");
 	}
 
-	if (!Utils::RecordingPauseSupported()) {
-		return request.failed("recording pauses are not available in this version of OBS Studio");
-	}
-
 	return callback();
 }
 
@@ -77,11 +73,11 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::StartRecording(const RpcRequest& request) {
 */
 RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::PauseRecording(const RpcRequest& request) {
 	return ifCanPause(request, [request]() {
-		if (Utils::RecordingPaused()) {
+		if (obs_frontend_recording_paused()) {
 			return request.failed("recording already paused");
 		}
 
-		Utils::PauseRecording(true);
+		obs_frontend_recording_pause(true);
 		return request.success();
 	});
 }
@@ -97,11 +93,11 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::PauseRecording(const RpcRequest& request) {
 */
 RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::ResumeRecording(const RpcRequest& request) {
 	return ifCanPause(request, [request]() {
-		if (!Utils::RecordingPaused()) {
+		if (!obs_frontend_recording_paused()) {
 			return request.failed("recording is not paused");
 		}
 
-		Utils::PauseRecording(false);
+		obs_frontend_recording_pause(false);
 		return request.success();
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
index a39f0cce..744a691f 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RpcResponse WSRequestHandler::GetStreamingStatus(const RpcRequest& request) {
 	OBSDataAutoRelease data = obs_data_create();
 	obs_data_set_bool(data, "streaming", obs_frontend_streaming_active());
 	obs_data_set_bool(data, "recording", obs_frontend_recording_active());
-	obs_data_set_bool(data, "recording-paused", Utils::RecordingPaused());
+	obs_data_set_bool(data, "recording-paused", obs_frontend_recording_paused());
 	obs_data_set_bool(data, "preview-only", false);
 
 	if (obs_frontend_streaming_active()) {