diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/am29000/am29000.c b/src/emu/cpu/am29000/am29000.c
index f8f025c2578..9a0a61d7f67 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/am29000/am29000.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/am29000/am29000.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ void am29000_cpu_device::device_start()
 	m_cfg = (PRL_AM29000 | PRL_REV_D) << CFG_PRL_SHIFT;
 
 	/* Register state for saving */
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_pc));
 	save_item(NAME(m_r));
 	save_item(NAME(m_tlb));
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/avr8/avr8.c b/src/emu/cpu/avr8/avr8.c
index 1d40884e880..e5df0b7c71e 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/avr8/avr8.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/avr8/avr8.c
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ avr8_device::avr8_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *name, const
 		m_spi_prescale_count(0),
 		m_addr_mask(addr_mask),
 		m_interrupt_pending(false),
-		m_icount(0),
 		m_elapsed_cycles(0)
 {
 	// Allocate & setup
@@ -829,7 +828,6 @@ void avr8_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_timer_prescale_count[5]));
 	save_item(NAME(m_addr_mask));
 	save_item(NAME(m_interrupt_pending));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_elapsed_cycles));
 
 	// set our instruction counter
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/cosmac/cosmac.c b/src/emu/cpu/cosmac/cosmac.c
index 520b652ffef..09f05174b34 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/cosmac/cosmac.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/cosmac/cosmac.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ void cosmac_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_df));
 	save_item(NAME(m_ie));
 	save_item(NAME(m_q));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 
 	// set our instruction counter
 	m_icountptr = &m_icount;
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/dsp56k/dsp56k.c b/src/emu/cpu/dsp56k/dsp56k.c
index 6fd9023fa51..a64baa34bd6 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/dsp56k/dsp56k.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/dsp56k/dsp56k.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ static CPU_INIT( dsp56k )
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->bootstrap_mode));
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->repFlag));
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->repAddr));
-	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->icount));
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->ppc));
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->op));
 	device->save_item(NAME(cpustate->interrupt_cycles));
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/hd61700/hd61700.c b/src/emu/cpu/hd61700/hd61700.c
index e7c72cd06f9..bbed2bcc0a8 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/hd61700/hd61700.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/hd61700/hd61700.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ void hd61700_cpu_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_irq_status));
 	save_item(NAME(m_state));
 	save_item(NAME(prev_ua));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_regsir));
 	save_item(NAME(m_reg8bit));
 	save_item(NAME(m_reg16bit));
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ void hd61700_cpu_device::device_reset()
 	m_curpc = 0x0000;
 	set_pc(0x0000);
 	m_flags = FLAG_SW;
-	m_icount = 0;
 	m_state = 0;
 	m_irq_status = 0;
 	prev_ua = 0;
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/mc68hc11/mc68hc11.c b/src/emu/cpu/mc68hc11/mc68hc11.c
index ac508397427..b6dea1a6ee7 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/mc68hc11/mc68hc11.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/mc68hc11/mc68hc11.c
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ void mc68hc11_cpu_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_ram_position));
 	save_item(NAME(m_reg_position));
 	save_item(NAME(m_irq_state));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_has_extended_io));
 	save_item(NAME(m_internal_ram_size));
 	save_item(NAME(m_init_value));
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/superfx/superfx.c b/src/emu/cpu/superfx/superfx.c
index f35c05c984a..ec1f1e27aad 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/superfx/superfx.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/superfx/superfx.c
@@ -652,8 +652,6 @@ void superfx_device::device_start()
 		save_item(NAME(m_pixelcache[i].data), i);
 	}
 
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
-
 	state_add( SUPERFX_PC,      "PC",      m_debugger_temp).callimport().callexport().formatstr("%06X");
 	state_add( SUPERFX_DREG,    "DREG",    m_dreg_idx).mask(0xf).formatstr("%02u");
 	state_add( SUPERFX_SREG,    "SREG",    m_sreg_idx).mask(0xf).formatstr("%02u");
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/tlcs90/tlcs90.c b/src/emu/cpu/tlcs90/tlcs90.c
index 1fd3c4dd955..f960c917033 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/tlcs90/tlcs90.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/tlcs90/tlcs90.c
@@ -2664,7 +2664,6 @@ void tlcs90_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_after_EI));
 	save_item(NAME(m_irq_state));
 	save_item(NAME(m_irq_mask));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_extra_cycles));
 
 	save_item(NAME(m_internal_registers));
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/tms32010/tms32010.c b/src/emu/cpu/tms32010/tms32010.c
index 01cafb995ea..f4a77a7cac3 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/tms32010/tms32010.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/tms32010/tms32010.c
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ void tms32010_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_STACK[2]));
 	save_item(NAME(m_STACK[3]));
 	save_item(NAME(m_INTF));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_opcode.d));
 	save_item(NAME(m_oldacc.d));
 	save_item(NAME(m_memaccess));
diff --git a/src/emu/cpu/tms32025/tms32025.c b/src/emu/cpu/tms32025/tms32025.c
index 9b7d08226d9..55f9e2684c8 100644
--- a/src/emu/cpu/tms32025/tms32025.c
+++ b/src/emu/cpu/tms32025/tms32025.c
@@ -1686,7 +1686,6 @@ void tms32025_device::device_start()
 
 	save_item(NAME(m_oldacc));
 	save_item(NAME(m_memaccess));
-	save_item(NAME(m_icount));
 	save_item(NAME(m_mHackIgnoreARP));
 
 	save_item(NAME(m_idle));