diff --git a/quantum/encoder.c b/quantum/encoder.c
index 4aeb3d0cde4..36a6403b367 100644
--- a/quantum/encoder.c
+++ b/quantum/encoder.c
@@ -37,16 +37,15 @@ static pin_t encoders_pad_b[] = ENCODERS_PAD_B;
 
 static int8_t encoder_LUT[] = {0, -1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, -1, 0};
 
-static uint8_t encoder_state[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS]  = {0};
-static int8_t  encoder_pulses[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS] = {0};
+static uint8_t encoder_state[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS] = {0};
 
 #ifdef SPLIT_KEYBOARD
 // right half encoders come over as second set of encoders
-static uint8_t encoder_value[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS * 2] = {0};
+static int8_t encoder_value[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS * 2] = {0};
 // row offsets for each hand
 static uint8_t thisHand, thatHand;
 #else
-static uint8_t encoder_value[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS] = {0};
+static int8_t encoder_value[NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS] = {0};
 #endif
 
 __attribute__((weak)) void encoder_update_user(int8_t index, bool clockwise) {}
@@ -79,16 +78,14 @@ void encoder_init(void) {
 }
 
 static void encoder_update(int8_t index, uint8_t state) {
-    encoder_pulses[index] += encoder_LUT[state & 0xF];
-    if (encoder_pulses[index] >= ENCODER_RESOLUTION) {
-        encoder_value[index]++;
-        encoder_update_kb(index, true);
-    }
-    if (encoder_pulses[index] <= -ENCODER_RESOLUTION) {  // direction is arbitrary here, but this clockwise
-        encoder_value[index]--;
+    encoder_value[index] += encoder_LUT[state & 0xF];
+    if (encoder_value[index] >= ENCODER_RESOLUTION) {
         encoder_update_kb(index, false);
     }
-    encoder_pulses[index] %= ENCODER_RESOLUTION;
+    if (encoder_value[index] <= -ENCODER_RESOLUTION) { // direction is arbitrary here, but this clockwise
+        encoder_update_kb(index, true);
+    }
+    encoder_value[index] %= ENCODER_RESOLUTION;
 }
 
 void encoder_read(void) {
@@ -104,22 +101,11 @@ void encoder_read(void) {
 }
 
 #ifdef SPLIT_KEYBOARD
-void encoder_state_raw(uint8_t* slave_state) { memcpy(slave_state, &encoder_value[thisHand], sizeof(uint8_t) * NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS); }
+void encoder_state_raw(uint8_t* slave_state) { memcpy(slave_state, encoder_state, sizeof(encoder_state)); }
 
 void encoder_update_raw(uint8_t* slave_state) {
     for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ENCODERS; i++) {
-        uint8_t index = i + thatHand;
-        int8_t  delta = slave_state[i] - encoder_value[index];
-        while (delta > 0) {
-            delta--;
-            encoder_value[index]++;
-            encoder_update_kb(index, true);
-        }
-        while (delta < 0) {
-            delta++;
-            encoder_value[index]--;
-            encoder_update_kb(index, false);
-        }
+        encoder_update(i + thatHand, slave_state[i]);
     }
 }
 #endif