diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index dfd32e09830..6a054877d48 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -1310,7 +1310,6 @@ function linkProjects_mame_mess(_target, _subtarget)
 		"telenova",
 		"telercas",
 		"televideo",
-		"tem",
 		"tesla",
 		"thomson",
 		"ti",
@@ -3747,11 +3746,6 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/tv955kb.h",
 }
 
-createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, "tem")
-files {
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/tec1.cpp",
-}
-
 createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, "tesla")
 files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ondra.cpp",
@@ -3860,6 +3854,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/pro80.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/savia84.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/selz80.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/tec1.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/tk80.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/zapcomputer.cpp",
 }