diff --git a/src/mame/audio/taito_en.cpp b/src/mame/audio/taito_en.cpp
index f123cc281bf..68bd71f0322 100644
--- a/src/mame/audio/taito_en.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/audio/taito_en.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(taito_en_device::device_add_mconfig)
 	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(en_sound_map)
 
 	MCFG_CPU_ADD("esp", ES5510, XTAL(10'000'000)) // from Gun Buster schematics
-	MCFG_DEVICE_DISABLE()
 
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("duart68681", MC68681, XTAL(16'000'000) / 4)
 	MCFG_MC68681_SET_EXTERNAL_CLOCKS(XTAL(16'000'000)/2/8, XTAL(16'000'000)/2/16, XTAL(16'000'000)/2/16, XTAL(16'000'000)/2/8)
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(taito_en_device::device_add_mconfig)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ADD("ensoniq", ES5505, XTAL(30'476'100) / 2)
 	MCFG_ES5505_REGION0("ensoniq.0")
 	MCFG_ES5505_REGION1("ensoniq.0")
-	MCFG_ES5505_CHANNELS(4)
+	MCFG_ES5506_CHANNELS(4)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE_EX(0, "pump", 1.0, 0)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE_EX(1, "pump", 1.0, 1)
 	MCFG_SOUND_ROUTE_EX(2, "pump", 1.0, 2)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/esq5505.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/esq5505.cpp
index 43c53dfd03b..7b6eb36892e 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/esq5505.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/esq5505.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,6 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(esq5505_state::vfx)
 	MCFG_CPU_IRQ_ACKNOWLEDGE_DRIVER(esq5505_state,maincpu_irq_acknowledge_callback)
 
 	MCFG_CPU_ADD("esp", ES5510, XTAL(10'000'000))
-	MCFG_DEVICE_DISABLE()
 
 	MCFG_ESQPANEL2X40_VFX_ADD("panel")
 	MCFG_ESQPANEL_TX_CALLBACK(DEVWRITELINE("duart", mc68681_device, rx_b_w))
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/esqkt.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/esqkt.cpp
index 1fed678febe..d79932e771a 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/esqkt.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/esqkt.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(esqkt_state::kt)
 	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(kt_map)
 
 	MCFG_CPU_ADD("esp", ES5510, XTAL(10'000'000))
-	MCFG_DEVICE_DISABLE()
 
 	MCFG_ESQPANEL2X16_SQ1_ADD("sq1panel")
 	MCFG_ESQPANEL_TX_CALLBACK(DEVWRITELINE("duart", scn2681_device, rx_b_w))