diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/asteroid.c b/src/mame/drivers/asteroid.c
index 194c8cf4efe..bcd4628f632 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/asteroid.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/asteroid.c
@@ -690,15 +690,13 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_DERIVED( llander, asteroid )
 	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(llander_map)
 	MCFG_CPU_PERIODIC_INT_DRIVER(asteroid_state, llander_interrupt,  (double)MASTER_CLOCK/4096/12)
 
-	MCFG_MACHINE_RESET(avgdvg)
+	MCFG_MACHINE_RESET_OVERRIDE(asteroid_state, llander)
 
 	MCFG_SCREEN_MODIFY("screen")
 	MCFG_SCREEN_REFRESH_RATE(40)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(522, 1566, 270, 1070)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DEVICE("vector", vector_device, screen_update)
 
-	MCFG_VIDEO_START(dvg)
-
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SOUND_REPLACE("discrete", DISCRETE, 0)
 	MCFG_SOUND_CONFIG_DISCRETE(llander)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/asteroid.h b/src/mame/includes/asteroid.h
index 38f64884281..66188c11a5f 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/asteroid.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/asteroid.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(asteroid_noise_reset_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(llander_snd_reset_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(llander_sounds_w);
+	DECLARE_MACHINE_RESET(llander);
 	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/asteroid.c b/src/mame/machine/asteroid.c
index effaeb543aa..b04697434dd 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/asteroid.c
+++ b/src/mame/machine/asteroid.c
@@ -136,3 +136,8 @@ void asteroid_state::machine_reset()
 	asteroid_bank_switch_w(m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM), 0, 0);
 	avgdvg_reset_w(m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM), 0, 0);
 }
+
+MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(asteroid_state, llander)
+{
+	avgdvg_reset_w(m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM), 0, 0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mame/video/avgdvg.c b/src/mame/video/avgdvg.c
index 86e81478855..0c400c66723 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/avgdvg.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/avgdvg.c
@@ -1285,12 +1285,6 @@ WRITE16_HANDLER( avgdvg_reset_word_w )
 	avgdvg_reset_w (space,0,0);
 }
 
-MACHINE_RESET( avgdvg )
-{
-	avgdvg_reset_w (machine.device("maincpu")->memory().space(AS_PROGRAM),0,0);
-}
-
-
 /*************************************
  *
  *  Configuration of VG variants
diff --git a/src/mame/video/avgdvg.h b/src/mame/video/avgdvg.h
index be5c80d303e..e14d9cb7ae4 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/avgdvg.h
+++ b/src/mame/video/avgdvg.h
@@ -20,6 +20,4 @@ VIDEO_START( avg_quantum );
 VIDEO_START( avg_bzone );
 VIDEO_START( avg_tomcat );
 
-MACHINE_RESET( avgdvg );
-
 #endif