diff --git a/src/emu/mconfig.cpp b/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
index 48e9613812f..b62b6a3132f 100644
--- a/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ machine_config::~machine_config()
 }
 
 
-//-------------------------------------------------
-//  first_screen - return a pointer to the first
-//  screen device
-//-------------------------------------------------
-
-//screen_device *machine_config::first_screen() const
-//{
-//	return screen_device_iterator(root_device()).first();
-//}
-
-
 //-------------------------------------------------
 //  device_add - configuration helper to add a
 //  new device
diff --git a/src/emu/mconfig.h b/src/emu/mconfig.h
index a578a84bba2..9df51ec9d64 100644
--- a/src/emu/mconfig.h
+++ b/src/emu/mconfig.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 	// getters
 	const game_driver &gamedrv() const { return m_gamedrv; }
 	device_t &root_device() const { assert(m_root_device != nullptr); return *m_root_device; }
-	//screen_device *first_screen() const;
 	emu_options &options() const { return m_options; }
 	inline device_t *device(const char *tag) const { return root_device().subdevice(tag); }
 	template <class DeviceClass> inline DeviceClass *device(const char *tag) const { return downcast<DeviceClass *>(device(tag)); }