diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/dynduke.c b/src/mame/drivers/dynduke.c
index bd97e60d24b..803e2c501fa 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/dynduke.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/dynduke.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static ADDRESS_MAP_START( slave_map, AS_PROGRAM, 16, dynduke_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0x00000, 0x05fff) AM_RAM
 	AM_RANGE(0x06000, 0x067ff) AM_RAM_WRITE(background_w) AM_SHARE("back_data")
 	AM_RANGE(0x06800, 0x06fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(foreground_w) AM_SHARE("fore_data")
-	AM_RANGE(0x07000, 0x07fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(paletteram_w) AM_SHARE("paletteram")
+	AM_RANGE(0x07000, 0x07fff) AM_RAM_DEVWRITE("palette", palette_device, write) AM_SHARE("palette")
 	AM_RANGE(0x08000, 0x08fff) AM_RAM AM_SHARE("share1")
 	AM_RANGE(0x0a000, 0x0a001) AM_WRITE(gfxbank_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0x0c000, 0x0c001) AM_WRITENOP
@@ -300,8 +300,9 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( dynduke, dynduke_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("palette")
 
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE_ADD("gfxdecode", "palette", dynduke)
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 2048)
 
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 2048)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_FORMAT(xxxxBBBBGGGGRRRR)
 
 	// sound hardware
 	SEIBU_SOUND_SYSTEM_YM3812_INTERFACE(14318180/4,1320000)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/dynduke.h b/src/mame/includes/dynduke.h
index 4a8e84bcdff..43f75f66567 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/dynduke.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/dynduke.h
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ public:
 		m_scroll_ram(*this, "scroll_ram"),
 		m_videoram(*this, "videoram"),
 		m_back_data(*this, "back_data"),
-		m_fore_data(*this, "fore_data"),
-		m_generic_paletteram_16(*this, "paletteram") { }
+		m_fore_data(*this, "fore_data") { }
 
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
 	required_device<seibu_sound_device> m_seibu_sound;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ public:
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_videoram;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_back_data;
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_fore_data;
-	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_generic_paletteram_16;
 
 	tilemap_t *m_bg_layer;
 	tilemap_t *m_fg_layer;
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ public:
 	int m_old_back;
 	int m_old_fore;
 
-	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(paletteram_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(background_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(foreground_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(text_w);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/dynduke.c b/src/mame/video/dynduke.c
index fd727a55788..464903b9db4 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/dynduke.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/dynduke.c
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-WRITE16_MEMBER(dynduke_state::paletteram_w)
-{
-	COMBINE_DATA(&m_generic_paletteram_16[offset]);
-	int color=m_generic_paletteram_16[offset];
-	m_palette->set_pen_color(offset,pal4bit(color >> 0),pal4bit(color >> 4),pal4bit(color >> 8));
-}
-
 WRITE16_MEMBER(dynduke_state::background_w)
 {
 	COMBINE_DATA(&m_back_data[offset]);