diff --git a/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.cpp b/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.cpp
index 21dc23da7d4..49ffbceb28d 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.cpp
@@ -62,17 +62,6 @@ bbc_beebsid_device::bbc_beebsid_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char
 void bbc_beebsid_device::device_start()
 {
 	address_space& space = machine().device("maincpu")->memory().space(AS_PROGRAM);
-	m_slot = dynamic_cast<bbc_1mhzbus_slot_device *>(owner());
-
+	
 	space.install_readwrite_handler(0xfc20, 0xfc3f, read8_delegate(FUNC(mos8580_device::read), (mos8580_device*)m_sid), write8_delegate(FUNC(mos8580_device::write), (mos8580_device*)m_sid));
 }
-
-
-//-------------------------------------------------
-//  device_reset - device-specific reset
-//-------------------------------------------------
-
-void bbc_beebsid_device::device_reset()
-{
-	m_sid->reset();
-}
diff --git a/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.h b/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.h
index e8c15c4fb6b..30e20bf07d7 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.h
+++ b/src/devices/bus/bbc/1mhzbus/beebsid.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
 protected:
 	// device-level overrides
 	virtual void device_start() override;
-	virtual void device_reset() override;
 
 	// optional information overrides
 	virtual void device_add_mconfig(machine_config &config) override;