diff --git a/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.c b/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.c
index 9d11af18b9b..c693084780b 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.c
+++ b/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.c
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ void saturn_bram_device::device_reset()
 {
 }
 
+void saturn_bram_device::nvram_default()
+{
+	static const UINT8 init[16] =
+	{ 'B', 'a', 'c', 'k', 'U', 'p', 'R', 'a', 'm', ' ', 'F', 'o', 'r', 'm', 'a', 't' };
+	memset(m_ext_bram, 0, m_ext_bram_size);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
+	{
+		for (int j = 0; j < 16; j++)
+			m_ext_bram[i * 16 + j] = init[j];
+	}
+}
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------
  IO handlers
diff --git a/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.h b/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.h
index 861dd3db329..fe137e6c489 100644
--- a/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.h
+++ b/src/emu/bus/saturn/bram.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void device_reset();
 
 	// device_nvram_interface overrides
-	virtual void nvram_default() { }
+	virtual void nvram_default();
 	virtual void nvram_read(emu_file &file) { if (m_ext_bram != NULL) { file.read(m_ext_bram, m_ext_bram_size); } }
 	virtual void nvram_write(emu_file &file) { if (m_ext_bram != NULL) { file.write(m_ext_bram, m_ext_bram_size); } }
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/stv.h b/src/mame/includes/stv.h
index ff083586f7d..64b169e34a7 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/stv.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/stv.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public:
 	optional_ioport m_fake_comms;
 
 	UINT8     *m_backupram;
-	UINT8     *m_cart_backupram;
 	UINT32    *m_scu_regs;
 	UINT16    *m_scsp_regs;
 	UINT16    *m_vdp2_regs;