diff --git a/src/emu/mconfig.cpp b/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
index 192300ccaa1..48e9613812f 100644
--- a/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/mconfig.cpp
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ machine_config::~machine_config()
 //  screen device
 //-------------------------------------------------
 
-screen_device *machine_config::first_screen() const
-{
-	return screen_device_iterator(root_device()).first();
-}
+//screen_device *machine_config::first_screen() const
+//{
+//	return screen_device_iterator(root_device()).first();
+//}
 
 
 //-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/emu/mconfig.h b/src/emu/mconfig.h
index 8b747424435..a578a84bba2 100644
--- a/src/emu/mconfig.h
+++ b/src/emu/mconfig.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 	// getters
 	const game_driver &gamedrv() const { return m_gamedrv; }
 	device_t &root_device() const { assert(m_root_device != nullptr); return *m_root_device; }
-	screen_device *first_screen() const;
+	//screen_device *first_screen() const;
 	emu_options &options() const { return m_options; }
 	inline device_t *device(const char *tag) const { return root_device().subdevice(tag); }
 	template <class DeviceClass> inline DeviceClass *device(const char *tag) const { return downcast<DeviceClass *>(device(tag)); }