diff --git a/src/mame/includes/twincobr.h b/src/mame/includes/twincobr.h
index 63a4ee7d6c5..7785d92d0c5 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/twincobr.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/twincobr.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public:
 	void init_twincobr();
 
 protected:
-	virtual void device_post_load() override;
 	virtual void machine_reset() override;
 	virtual void video_start() override;
 
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ protected:
 	u32 m_fg_rom_bank;
 	u32 m_bg_ram_bank;
 	int m_intenable;
-	int m_dsp_on;
 	int m_dsp_bio;
 	int m_fsharkbt_8741;
 	int m_dsp_execute;
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/twincobr.cpp b/src/mame/machine/twincobr.cpp
index 9408330ecda..3cf7e369451 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/twincobr.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/twincobr.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ WRITE_LINE_MEMBER(twincobr_state::int_enable_w)
 
 WRITE_LINE_MEMBER(twincobr_state::dsp_int_w)
 {
-	m_dsp_on = state;
 	if (state)
 	{
 		// assert the INT line to the DSP
@@ -211,11 +210,6 @@ WRITE_LINE_MEMBER(twincobr_state::dsp_int_w)
 	}
 }
 
-void twincobr_state::device_post_load()
-{
-	dsp_int_w(m_dsp_on);
-}
-
 
 WRITE_LINE_MEMBER(twincobr_state::coin_counter_1_w)
 {
@@ -261,7 +255,6 @@ void twincobr_state::machine_reset()
 void twincobr_state::driver_savestate()
 {
 	save_item(NAME(m_intenable));
-	save_item(NAME(m_dsp_on));
 	save_item(NAME(m_dsp_addr_w));
 	save_item(NAME(m_main_ram_seg));
 	save_item(NAME(m_dsp_bio));