diff --git a/src/devices/bus/a7800/a78_slot.cpp b/src/devices/bus/a7800/a78_slot.cpp
index 29b970bbe88..b28b71564bb 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/a7800/a78_slot.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/a7800/a78_slot.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ bool a78_cart_slot_device::call_load()
 			char head[128];
 			fread(head, 128);
 
-			if (verify_header((char *)head) == IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+			if (!verify_header((char *)head))
 				return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
 			len = (head[49] << 24) | (head[50] << 16) | (head[51] << 8) | head[52];
@@ -506,11 +506,11 @@ bool a78_cart_slot_device::verify_header(char *header)
 	if (strncmp(magic, header + 1, 9))
 	{
 		logerror("Not a valid A7800 image\n");
-		return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	logerror("returning ID_OK\n");
-	return IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+	return true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/devices/bus/sega8/sega8_slot.cpp b/src/devices/bus/sega8/sega8_slot.cpp
index 88d25b889c5..937d08d4e2c 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/sega8/sega8_slot.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/sega8/sega8_slot.cpp
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ static const char *sega8_get_slot(int type)
 
 bool sega8_cart_slot_device::verify_cart( UINT8 *magic, int size )
 {
-	int retval = IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+	int retval = false;
 
 	// Verify the file is a valid image - check $7ff0 for "TMR SEGA"
 	if (size >= 0x8000)
 	{
 		if (!strncmp((char*)&magic[0x7ff0], "TMR SEGA", 8))
-			retval = IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+			retval = true;
 	}
 
 	return retval;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ bool sega8_cart_slot_device::call_load()
 			memcpy(ROM, get_software_region("rom"), get_software_region_length("rom"));
 
 		/* check the image */
-		if (verify_cart(ROM, len) == IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+		if (!verify_cart(ROM, len))
 			logerror("Warning loading image: verify_cart failed\n");
 
 		if (software_entry() != nullptr)
diff --git a/src/emu/diimage.h b/src/emu/diimage.h
index be614a2c141..e29a808e537 100644
--- a/src/emu/diimage.h
+++ b/src/emu/diimage.h
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ typedef void (*device_image_partialhash_func)(util::hash_collection &, const uns
 
 #define IMAGE_INIT_PASS     false
 #define IMAGE_INIT_FAIL     true
-#define IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS   false
-#define IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL   true
 
 #define DEVICE_IMAGE_LOAD_MEMBER_NAME(_name)           device_image_load_##_name
 #define DEVICE_IMAGE_LOAD_NAME(_class,_name)           _class::DEVICE_IMAGE_LOAD_MEMBER_NAME(_name)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/coleco.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/coleco.cpp
index d896a0d208e..b7c12e5e6d1 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/coleco.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/coleco.cpp
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ void coleco_state::machine_reset()
 
 //static bool coleco_cart_verify(const UINT8 *cartdata, size_t size)
 //{
-//  int retval = IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+//  int retval = false;
 //
 //  /* Verify the file is in Colecovision format */
 //  if ((cartdata[0] == 0xAA) && (cartdata[1] == 0x55)) /* Production Cartridge */
-//      retval = IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+//      retval = true;
 //  if ((cartdata[0] == 0x55) && (cartdata[1] == 0xAA)) /* "Test" Cartridge. Some games use this method to skip ColecoVision title screen and delay */
-//      retval = IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+//      retval = true;
 //
 //  return retval;
 //}
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/lynx.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/lynx.cpp
index c4d0c8db5ba..1c866a91cfc 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/lynx.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/lynx.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ QUICKLOAD_LOAD_MEMBER( lynx_state, lynx )
 		return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
 	/* Check the image */
-	if (lynx_verify_cart((char*)header, LYNX_QUICKLOAD) == IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+	if (!lynx_verify_cart((char*)header, LYNX_QUICKLOAD))
 		return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
 	start = header[3] | (header[2]<<8); //! big endian format in file format for little endian cpu
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/lviv.cpp b/src/mame/machine/lviv.cpp
index 137238ddfd4..44f307b7164 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/lviv.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/lviv.cpp
@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@ bool lviv_state::lviv_verify_snapshot (UINT8 * data, UINT32 size)
 	if( strncmp( tag, (char*)data, strlen(tag) ) )
 	{
 		logerror("Not a Lviv snapshot\n");
-		return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (size != LVIV_SNAPSHOT_SIZE)
 	{
 		logerror ("Incomplete snapshot file\n");
-		return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	logerror("returning ID_OK\n");
-	return IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+	return true;
 }
 
 SNAPSHOT_LOAD_MEMBER( lviv_state, lviv )
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ SNAPSHOT_LOAD_MEMBER( lviv_state, lviv )
 
 	image.fread( &lviv_snapshot_data[0], LVIV_SNAPSHOT_SIZE);
 
-	if(lviv_verify_snapshot(&lviv_snapshot_data[0], snapshot_size) == IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+	if(!lviv_verify_snapshot(&lviv_snapshot_data[0], snapshot_size))
 	{
 		return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 	}
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/lynx.cpp b/src/mame/machine/lynx.cpp
index 79f55b89cd3..daf5167e93f 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/lynx.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/lynx.cpp
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ bool lynx_state::lynx_verify_cart (char *header, int kind)
 		if (strncmp("BS93", &header[6], 4))
 		{
 			logerror("This is not a valid Lynx image\n");
-			return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -2051,11 +2051,11 @@ bool lynx_state::lynx_verify_cart (char *header, int kind)
 			}
 			else
 				logerror("This is not a valid Lynx image\n");
-			return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+	return true;
 }
 
 DEVICE_IMAGE_LOAD_MEMBER( lynx_state, lynx_cart )
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ DEVICE_IMAGE_LOAD_MEMBER( lynx_state, lynx_cart )
 			image.fread(header, 0x40);
 
 			// Check the image
-			if (lynx_verify_cart((char*)header, LYNX_CART) == IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+			if (!lynx_verify_cart((char*)header, LYNX_CART))
 				return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
 			/* 2008-10 FP: According to Handy source these should be page_size_bank0. Are we using
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/microtan.cpp b/src/mame/machine/microtan.cpp
index e920538372d..422e79e16aa 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/microtan.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/microtan.cpp
@@ -527,18 +527,18 @@ bool microtan_state::microtan_verify_snapshot(UINT8 *data, int size)
 	if (size == 8263)
 	{
 		logerror("microtan_snapshot_id: magic size %d found\n", size);
-		return IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+		return true;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		if (4 + data[2] + 256 * data[3] + 1 + 16 + 16 + 16 + 1 + 1 + 16 + 16 + 64 + 7 == size)
 		{
 			logerror("microtan_snapshot_id: header RAM size + structures matches filesize %d\n", size);
-			return IMAGE_VERIFY_PASS;
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL;
+	return false;
 }
 
 int microtan_state::parse_intel_hex(UINT8 *snapshot_buff, char *src)
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ SNAPSHOT_LOAD_MEMBER( microtan_state, microtan )
 	if (!snapshot_buff)
 		return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
-	if (microtan_verify_snapshot(snapshot_buff, snapshot_size)==IMAGE_VERIFY_FAIL)
+	if (!microtan_verify_snapshot(snapshot_buff, snapshot_size))
 		return IMAGE_INIT_FAIL;
 
 	microtan_snapshot_copy(snapshot_buff, snapshot_size);