diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/plygonet.c b/src/mame/drivers/plygonet.c
index a6443c9e994..a2e66a140bc 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/plygonet.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/plygonet.c
@@ -290,20 +290,6 @@ READ32_MEMBER(polygonet_state::network_r)
 }
 
 
-WRITE32_MEMBER(polygonet_state::plygonet_palette_w)
-{
-	int r,g,b;
-
-	COMBINE_DATA(&m_generic_paletteram_32[offset]);
-
-	r = (m_generic_paletteram_32[offset] >>16) & 0xff;
-	g = (m_generic_paletteram_32[offset] >> 8) & 0xff;
-	b = (m_generic_paletteram_32[offset] >> 0) & 0xff;
-
-	m_palette->set_pen_color(offset,rgb_t(r,g,b));
-}
-
-
 /**********************************************************************************/
 /*******                            DSP56k maps                             *******/
 /**********************************************************************************/
@@ -479,7 +465,7 @@ WRITE16_MEMBER(polygonet_state::dsp56k_ram_bank04_write)
 
 static ADDRESS_MAP_START( main_map, AS_PROGRAM, 32, polygonet_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0x000000, 0x1fffff) AM_ROM
-	AM_RANGE(0x200000, 0x21ffff) AM_RAM_WRITE(plygonet_palette_w) AM_SHARE("paletteram")
+	AM_RANGE(0x200000, 0x21ffff) AM_RAM_DEVWRITE("palette", palette_device, write) AM_SHARE("palette")
 	AM_RANGE(0x400000, 0x40001f) AM_DEVREADWRITE16("k053936", k053936_device, ctrl_r, ctrl_w, 0xffffffff)
 	AM_RANGE(0x440000, 0x440fff) AM_READWRITE(polygonet_roz_ram_r, polygonet_roz_ram_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0x480000, 0x480003) AM_READ8(polygonet_inputs_r, 0xffffffff)
@@ -644,6 +630,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( plygonet, polygonet_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("palette")
 
 	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 32768)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_FORMAT(XRGB)
 
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("k053936", K053936, 0)
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/plygonet.h b/src/mame/includes/plygonet.h
index 033cce2a1b3..f849a54556f 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/plygonet.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/plygonet.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ public:
 		m_dsp56k_p_mirror(*this, "dsp56k_p_mirror"),
 		m_dsp56k_p_8000(*this, "dsp56k_p_8000"),
 		m_gfxdecode(*this, "gfxdecode"),
-		m_palette(*this, "palette"),
-		m_generic_paletteram_32(*this, "paletteram")
+		m_palette(*this, "palette")
 	{ }
 
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ public:
 	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_dsp56k_p_8000;
 	required_device<gfxdecode_device> m_gfxdecode;
 	required_device<palette_device> m_palette;
-	required_shared_ptr<UINT32> m_generic_paletteram_32;
 
 	ioport_port *m_inputs[4];
 	UINT8 m_sys0;
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_WRITE32_MEMBER(dsp_w_lines);
 	DECLARE_WRITE32_MEMBER(dsp_host_interface_w);
 	DECLARE_READ32_MEMBER(network_r);
-	DECLARE_WRITE32_MEMBER(plygonet_palette_w);
 	DECLARE_READ16_MEMBER(dsp56k_bootload_r);
 	DECLARE_READ16_MEMBER(dsp56k_ram_bank00_read);
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(dsp56k_ram_bank00_write);