diff --git a/src/mame/video/apple2.cpp b/src/mame/video/apple2.cpp
index 49bc86d8687..b5ed4281205 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/apple2.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/apple2.cpp
@@ -764,18 +764,14 @@ void a2_video_device::text_update(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, c
 	}
 }
 
-// this function forces all of the template versions to be created, otherwise there's a link error
-void a2_video_device::hackery(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow)
-{
-	text_update<false, false, false>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<false, false, true>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<false, true, false>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<false, true, true>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<true, false, false>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<true, false, true>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<true, true, false>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-	text_update<true, true, true>(screen, bitmap, cliprect, beginrow, endrow);
-}
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<false, true, true>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<false, true, false>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<false, false, true>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<false, false, false>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<true, true, true>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<true, true, false>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<true, false, true>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
+template void a2_video_device::text_update<true, false, false>(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
 
 void a2_video_device::text_update_jplus(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow)
 {
diff --git a/src/mame/video/apple2.h b/src/mame/video/apple2.h
index 80087708661..9d1d4a64e36 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/apple2.h
+++ b/src/mame/video/apple2.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ private:
 	void plot_text_character_ultr(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, int xpos, int ypos, int xscale, uint32_t code, int fg, int bg);
 	void plot_text_character_jplus(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, int xpos, int ypos, int xscale, uint32_t code, int fg, int bg);
 	void plot_text_characterGS(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, int xpos, int ypos, int xscale, uint32_t code, int fg, int bg);
-
-	void hackery(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect, int beginrow, int endrow);
 };
 
 // device type definition