diff --git a/src/mame/audio/n8080.c b/src/mame/audio/n8080.c
index cd6f4564fc7..987049f720e 100644
--- a/src/mame/audio/n8080.c
+++ b/src/mame/audio/n8080.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void n8080_state::delayed_sound_2( int data )
 	if (~data & 0x20) m_curr_sound_pins |= 1 << 0xc;
 
 	if (m_n8080_hardware == 1)
-		flip_screen_set_no_update(data & 0x20);
+		flip_screen_set(data & 0x20);
 	if (m_n8080_hardware == 3)
 		m_helifire_flash = data & 0x20;
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/rallyx.c b/src/mame/drivers/rallyx.c
index cd72e69482a..e3fe3352505 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/rallyx.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/rallyx.c
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(rallyx_state::rallyx_latch_w)
 			break;
 
 		case 0x03:  /* FLIP */
-			flip_screen_set_no_update(bit);
-			machine().tilemap().set_flip_all(bit * (TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY));
+			flip_screen_set(bit);
 			break;
 
 		case 0x04:
@@ -281,8 +280,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(rallyx_state::locomotn_latch_w)
 			break;
 
 		case 0x03:  /* FLIP */
-			flip_screen_set_no_update(bit);
-			machine().tilemap().set_flip_all(bit * (TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY));
+			flip_screen_set(bit);
 			break;
 
 		case 0x04:  /* OUT1 */
diff --git a/src/mame/video/dkong.c b/src/mame/video/dkong.c
index a6ada535e09..5095a8f04c4 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/dkong.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/dkong.c
@@ -945,11 +945,9 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(dkong_state,dkong)
 		case HARDWARE_TKG04:
 		case HARDWARE_TKG02:
 			m_bg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(dkong_state::dkong_bg_tile_info),this), TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS,  8, 8, 32, 32);
-			m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, 128);
 			break;
 		case HARDWARE_TRS01:
 			m_bg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(dkong_state::radarscp1_bg_tile_info),this), TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS,  8, 8, 32, 32);
-			m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, 128);
 
 			m_screen->register_screen_bitmap(m_bg_bits);
 			m_gfx4 = memregion("gfx4")->base();
@@ -965,8 +963,6 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(dkong_state,dkong)
 UINT32 dkong_state::screen_update_dkong(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect)
 {
 	machine().tilemap().set_flip_all(m_flip ? TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY : 0);
-	m_bg_tilemap->set_scrollx(0, m_flip ?  0 : 0);
-	m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolly(0, m_flip ? -8 : 0);
 
 	switch (m_hardware_type)
 	{
diff --git a/src/mame/video/docastle.c b/src/mame/video/docastle.c
index 5ebffcd5f13..0c767f11554 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/docastle.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/docastle.c
@@ -75,15 +75,13 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(docastle_state::docastle_colorram_w)
 
 READ8_MEMBER(docastle_state::flipscreen_r)
 {
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(offset);
-	m_do_tilemap->set_flip(offset ? (TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY) : 0);
+	flip_screen_set(offset);
 	return (offset ? 1 : 0); // is this really needed?
 }
 
 WRITE8_MEMBER(docastle_state::flipscreen_w)
 {
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(offset);
-	m_do_tilemap->set_flip(offset ? (TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY) : 0);
+	flip_screen_set(offset);
 }
 
 TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(docastle_state::get_tile_info)
@@ -97,8 +95,7 @@ TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(docastle_state::get_tile_info)
 void docastle_state::video_start_common( UINT32 tile_transmask )
 {
 	m_do_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(docastle_state::get_tile_info),this), TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS, 8, 8, 32, 32);
-	m_do_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, 0x138 - 0x100);
-	m_do_tilemap->set_scrolldy(-32, 0x108 - 0x100 - (-32));
+	m_do_tilemap->set_scrolldy(-32, -32);
 	m_do_tilemap->set_transmask(0, tile_transmask, 0x0000);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mame/video/galaxian.c b/src/mame/video/galaxian.c
index a994e4a0ddf..21b060d375b 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/galaxian.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/galaxian.c
@@ -381,16 +381,12 @@ void galaxian_state::video_start()
 		/* normal galaxian hardware is row-based and individually scrolling columns */
 		m_bg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(galaxian_state::bg_get_tile_info),this), TILEMAP_SCAN_ROWS, GALAXIAN_XSCALE*8,8, 32,32);
 		m_bg_tilemap->set_scroll_cols(32);
-		m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, -GALAXIAN_XSCALE * 128);
-		m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldy(0, 8);
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		/* sfx hardware is column-based and individually scrolling rows */
 		m_bg_tilemap = &machine().tilemap().create(tilemap_get_info_delegate(FUNC(galaxian_state::bg_get_tile_info),this), TILEMAP_SCAN_COLS, GALAXIAN_XSCALE*8,8, 32,32);
 		m_bg_tilemap->set_scroll_rows(32);
-		m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, -GALAXIAN_XSCALE * 128);
-		m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolldy(0, 8);
 	}
 	m_bg_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);
 
diff --git a/src/mame/video/mario.c b/src/mame/video/mario.c
index 572ec1d27a9..09ceb14dbe6 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/mario.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/mario.c
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ UINT32 mario_state::screen_update_mario(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bit
 		machine().tilemap().mark_all_dirty();
 	}
 
-	m_bg_tilemap->set_scrollx(0, m_flip ? (HTOTAL-HBSTART) : 0);
-	m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolly(0, m_gfx_scroll - (m_flip ? 8 : 0));
+	m_bg_tilemap->set_scrolly(0, m_gfx_scroll);
 
 	m_bg_tilemap->draw(screen, bitmap, cliprect, 0, 0);
 	draw_sprites(bitmap, cliprect);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/n8080.c b/src/mame/video/n8080.c
index 299d595bdaf..a4d34a0d187 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/n8080.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/n8080.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(n8080_state::n8080_video_control_w)
 {
 	m_sheriff_color_mode = (data >> 3) & 3;
 	m_sheriff_color_data = (data >> 0) & 7;
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(data & 0x20);
+	flip_screen_set(data & 0x20);
 }
 
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(n8080_state,spacefev)
 {
 	m_cannon_timer = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(n8080_state::spacefev_stop_red_cannon),this));
 
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(0);
+	flip_screen_set(0);
 
 	save_item(NAME(m_spacefev_red_screen));
 	save_item(NAME(m_spacefev_red_cannon));
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(n8080_state,spacefev)
 
 VIDEO_START_MEMBER(n8080_state,sheriff)
 {
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(0);
+	flip_screen_set(0);
 
 	save_item(NAME(m_sheriff_color_mode));
 	save_item(NAME(m_sheriff_color_data));
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(n8080_state,helifire)
 		m_helifire_LSFR[i] = data;
 	}
 
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(0);
+	flip_screen_set(0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/video/zaxxon.c b/src/mame/video/zaxxon.c
index 864987495c4..2b10b32e096 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/zaxxon.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/zaxxon.c
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ void zaxxon_state::video_start_common(tilemap_get_info_delegate fg_tile_info)
 
 	/* configure the foreground tilemap */
 	m_fg_tilemap->set_transparent_pen(0);
-	m_fg_tilemap->set_scrolldx(0, m_screen->width() - 256);
-	m_fg_tilemap->set_scrolldy(0, m_screen->height() - 256);
 
 	/* register for save states */
 	save_item(NAME(m_bg_enable));