diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/galaga.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/galaga.cpp
index 54870461814..891cde3a576 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/galaga.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/galaga.cpp
@@ -1862,10 +1862,6 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_DERIVED( battles, xevious )
 
 	MCFG_MACHINE_RESET_OVERRIDE(xevious_state,battles)
 
-	/* video hardware */
-	MCFG_PALETTE_MODIFY("palette")
-	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(xevious_state,battles)
-
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_DEVICE_REMOVE("discrete")
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/xevious.h b/src/mame/includes/xevious.h
index 1f4e849c41f..fb091348559 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/xevious.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/xevious.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_VIDEO_START(xevious);
 	DECLARE_PALETTE_INIT(xevious);
 	DECLARE_MACHINE_RESET(xevios);
-	DECLARE_PALETTE_INIT(battles);
 	DECLARE_MACHINE_RESET(battles);
 	UINT32 screen_update_xevious(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
 	INTERRUPT_GEN_MEMBER(battles_interrupt_4);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/xevious.cpp b/src/mame/video/xevious.cpp
index c32d1ee4891..ac98ffeba48 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/xevious.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/xevious.cpp
@@ -97,78 +97,6 @@ PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(xevious_state,xevious)
 	}
 }
 
-
-
-PALETTE_INIT_MEMBER(xevious_state,battles)
-{
-	const UINT8 *color_prom = memregion("proms")->base();
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0;i < 128;i++)
-	{
-		int bit0,bit1,bit2,bit3,r,g,b;
-
-		/* red component */
-		bit0 = (color_prom[0] >> 0) & 0x01;
-		bit1 = (color_prom[0] >> 1) & 0x01;
-		bit2 = (color_prom[0] >> 2) & 0x01;
-		bit3 = (color_prom[0] >> 3) & 0x01;
-		r = 0x0e * bit0 + 0x1f * bit1 + 0x43 * bit2 + 0x8f * bit3;
-		/* green component */
-		bit0 = (color_prom[256] >> 0) & 0x01;
-		bit1 = (color_prom[256] >> 1) & 0x01;
-		bit2 = (color_prom[256] >> 2) & 0x01;
-		bit3 = (color_prom[256] >> 3) & 0x01;
-		g = 0x0e * bit0 + 0x1f * bit1 + 0x43 * bit2 + 0x8f * bit3;
-		/* blue component */
-		bit0 = (color_prom[2*256] >> 0) & 0x01;
-		bit1 = (color_prom[2*256] >> 1) & 0x01;
-		bit2 = (color_prom[2*256] >> 2) & 0x01;
-		bit3 = (color_prom[2*256] >> 3) & 0x01;
-		b = 0x0e * bit0 + 0x1f * bit1 + 0x43 * bit2 + 0x8f * bit3;
-
-		palette.set_indirect_color(i,rgb_t(r,g,b));
-		color_prom++;
-	}
-
-	/* color 0x80 is used by sprites to mark transparency */
-	palette.set_indirect_color(0x80,rgb_t(0,0,0));
-
-	color_prom += 128;  /* the bottom part of the PROM is unused */
-	color_prom += 2*256;
-	/* color_prom now points to the beginning of the lookup table */
-
-	/* background tiles */
-	for (i = 0;i < TOTAL_COLORS(1);i++)
-	{
-		palette.set_pen_indirect(m_gfxdecode->gfx(1)->colorbase() + i,
-				(color_prom[0] & 0x0f) | ((color_prom[0x400] & 0x0f) << 4));
-
-		color_prom++;
-	}
-	color_prom += 0x600;
-
-	/* sprites */
-	for (i = 0;i < TOTAL_COLORS(2);i++)
-	{
-		int c = (color_prom[0] & 0x0f) | ((color_prom[0x400] & 0x0f) << 4);
-
-		palette.set_pen_indirect(m_gfxdecode->gfx(2)->colorbase() + i,
-				(c & 0x80) ? (c & 0x7f) : 0x80);
-
-		color_prom++;
-	}
-
-	/* foreground characters */
-	for (i = 0;i < TOTAL_COLORS(0);i++)
-	{
-		palette.set_pen_indirect(m_gfxdecode->gfx(0)->colorbase() + i,
-				(i % 2 != 0) ? (i / 2) : 0x80);
-	}
-}
-
-
-
 /***************************************************************************
 
   Callbacks for the TileMap code