diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/i386/i386.c b/src/emu/cpu/i386/i386.c
index 2316f69a24a..b3bfcfef55e 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/i386/i386.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/i386/i386.c
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ static CPU_INIT( i386 )
 	static const int regs8[8] = {AL,CL,DL,BL,AH,CH,DH,BH};
 	static const int regs16[8] = {AX,CX,DX,BX,SP,BP,SI,DI};
 	static const int regs32[8] = {EAX,ECX,EDX,EBX,ESP,EBP,ESI,EDI};
-	static const char state_type[] = "I386";
 
 	build_cycle_table();
 
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/i86/i286.c b/src/emu/cpu/i86/i286.c
index 1e1742bbef2..3a80a7bfece 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/i86/i286.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/i86/i286.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static CPU_DISASSEMBLE( i80286 )
 
 static CPU_INIT( i80286 )
 {
-	static const char type[] = "80286";
 	state_save_register_device_item_array(device, 0, I.regs.w);
 	state_save_register_device_item(device, 0, I.amask);
 	state_save_register_device_item(device, 0, I.pc);
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/i86/i86.c b/src/emu/cpu/i86/i86.c
index 8b58fd02ea1..a3cbbf66c28 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/i86/i86.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/i86/i86.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static struct i80x86_timing timing;
 /***************************************************************************/
 static void i8086_state_register(const device_config *device)
 {
-	static const char type[] = "I8086";
 	state_save_register_device_item_array(device, 0, I.regs.w);
 	state_save_register_device_item(device, 0, I.pc);
 	state_save_register_device_item(device, 0, I.prevpc);