diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/trs80m2.c b/src/mess/drivers/trs80m2.c
index 0a948d8d2f8..0e33b03d9c7 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/trs80m2.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/trs80m2.c
@@ -820,9 +820,6 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( trs80m2, trs80m2_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_SIZE(640, 480)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 639, 0, 479)
 
-	MCFG_PALETTE_LENGTH(2)
-	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OVERRIDE(driver_device, black_and_white)
-
 	MCFG_MC6845_ADD(MC6845_TAG, MC6845, SCREEN_TAG, XTAL_12_48MHz/8, mc6845_intf)
 
 	// devices