diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.cpp b/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.cpp
index e4249713df4..5aa4be0b572 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ UINT32 truthtable_desc_t::get_ignored_extended(UINT32 i)
 	 * may change the output
 	 */
 	UINT32 bits = (1<<count_bits(nign));
-	plib::array_t<int> t(bits);
+	std::vector<int> t(bits);
 
 	for (UINT32 j=1; j<bits; j++)
 	{
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ UINT32 truthtable_desc_t::get_ignored_extended(UINT32 i)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void truthtable_desc_t::help(unsigned cur, plib::pstring_vector_t list,
-		UINT64 state,UINT16 val, plib::array_t<UINT8> &timing_index)
+		UINT64 state,UINT16 val, std::vector<UINT8> &timing_index)
 {
 	pstring elem = list[cur].trim();
 	int start = 0;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void truthtable_desc_t::setup(const plib::pstring_vector_t &truthtable, UINT32 d
 		nl_assert_always(times.size() == m_NO, "timing count not matching");
 
 		UINT16 val = 0;
-		plib::array_t<UINT8> tindex(m_NO);
+		std::vector<UINT8> tindex;
 
 		for (unsigned j=0; j<m_NO; j++)
 		{
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void truthtable_desc_t::setup(const plib::pstring_vector_t &truthtable, UINT32 d
 			while (m_timing_nt[k] != netlist_time::zero && m_timing_nt[k] != t)
 				k++;
 			m_timing_nt[k] = t;
-			tindex[j] = k;
+			tindex.push_back(k); //[j] = k;
 		}
 
 		help(0, inout, 0 , val, tindex);
@@ -204,10 +204,7 @@ void truthtable_desc_t::setup(const plib::pstring_vector_t &truthtable, UINT32 d
 	}
 
 	// determine ignore
-	plib::array_t<UINT32> ign(m_size);
-
-	for (UINT32 j=0; j < m_size; j++)
-		ign[j] = ~0U;
+	std::vector<UINT32> ign(m_size, ~0U);
 
 	for (UINT32 i=0; i<m_size; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.h b/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.h
index 5f9f1fc8cb1..72313f13862 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/devices/nld_truthtable.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct truthtable_desc_t
 
 private:
 	void help(unsigned cur, plib::pstring_vector_t list,
-			UINT64 state,UINT16 val, plib::array_t<UINT8> &timing_index);
+			UINT64 state,UINT16 val, std::vector<UINT8> &timing_index);
 	static unsigned count_bits(UINT32 v);
 	static UINT32 set_bits(UINT32 v, UINT32 b);
 	UINT32 get_ignored_simple(UINT32 i);
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
index 14b6ed17e61..6ccdb735b12 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ namespace netlist
 	private:
 		struct names_t { char m_buf[64]; };
 		int m_qsize;
-		plib::array_t<netlist_time::INTERNALTYPE> m_times;
-		plib::array_t<names_t> m_names;
+		std::vector<netlist_time::INTERNALTYPE> m_times;
+		std::vector<names_t> m_names;
 	};
 
 	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/nl_lists.h b/src/lib/netlist/nl_lists.h
index 20e2392243e..da5e2ca8967 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/nl_lists.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/nl_lists.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace netlist
 		volatile std::atomic<int> m_lock;
 	#endif
 		entry_t * m_end;
-		plib::array_t<entry_t> m_list;
+		std::vector<entry_t> m_list;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h b/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
index bad35a34034..ae62e1dd886 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
@@ -15,78 +15,13 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <array>
 
 #include "palloc.h"
 #include "pstring.h"
 
 namespace plib {
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// parray_t: dynamic array
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-template <class LC>
-class array_t
-{
-public:
-
-	ATTR_COLD array_t(std::size_t numElements)
-	: m_list(0), m_capacity(0)
-	{
-		set_capacity(numElements);
-	}
-
-	ATTR_COLD array_t(const array_t &rhs)
-	: m_list(0), m_capacity(0)
-	{
-		set_capacity(rhs.size());
-		for (std::size_t i=0; i<m_capacity; i++)
-			m_list[i] = rhs[i];
-	}
-
-	ATTR_COLD array_t &operator=(const array_t &rhs)
-	{
-		set_capacity(rhs.size());
-		for (std::size_t i=0; i<m_capacity; i++)
-			m_list[i] = rhs[i];
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	~array_t()
-	{
-		if (m_list != nullptr)
-			pfree_array(m_list);
-		m_list = nullptr;
-	}
-
-	ATTR_HOT  LC& operator[](const std::size_t index) { return m_list[index]; }
-	ATTR_HOT  const LC& operator[](const std::size_t index) const { return m_list[index]; }
-
-	ATTR_HOT  std::size_t size() const { return m_capacity; }
-
-	void resize(const std::size_t new_size)
-	{
-		set_capacity(new_size);
-	}
-
-protected:
-	ATTR_COLD void set_capacity(const std::size_t new_capacity)
-	{
-		if (m_list != nullptr)
-			pfree_array(m_list);
-		if (new_capacity > 0)
-			m_list = palloc_array<LC>(new_capacity);
-		else
-			m_list = nullptr;
-		m_capacity = new_capacity;
-	}
-
-private:
-
-	LC * m_list;
-	int m_capacity;
-};
-
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * uninitialised_array_t:
  * 		fixed size array allowing to override constructor and initialize
@@ -637,7 +572,7 @@ private:
 
 	}
 	pvector_t<element_t> m_values;
-	array_t<int> m_hash;
+	std::vector<int> m_hash;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------