diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/macrossp.c b/src/mame/drivers/macrossp.c
index 0b294ba4cfd..140f8ec37e2 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/macrossp.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/macrossp.c
@@ -528,16 +528,12 @@ void macrossp_state::machine_start()
 {
 	save_item(NAME(m_sndpending));
 	save_item(NAME(m_snd_toggle));
-	save_item(NAME(m_fade_effect));
-	save_item(NAME(m_old_fade));
 }
 
 void macrossp_state::machine_reset()
 {
 	m_sndpending = 0;
 	m_snd_toggle = 0;
-	m_fade_effect = 0;
-	m_old_fade = 0;
 }
 
 static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( macrossp, macrossp_state )
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/macrossp.h b/src/mame/includes/macrossp.h
index f57ef827707..703a327b7e0 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/macrossp.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/macrossp.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ public:
 	/* misc */
 	int              m_sndpending;
 	int              m_snd_toggle;
-	INT32            m_fade_effect;
-	INT32            m_old_fade;
 
 	/* devices */
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
@@ -97,6 +95,5 @@ public:
 	void screen_eof_macrossp(screen_device &screen, bool state);
 	void draw_sprites(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
 	void draw_layer(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int layer, int linem, int pri);
-	void update_colors(  );
 	DECLARE_WRITE_LINE_MEMBER(irqhandler);
 };