diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/cbuster.c b/src/mame/drivers/cbuster.c
index f7bee1d9333..6afabcabf12 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/cbuster.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/cbuster.c
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ static ADDRESS_MAP_START( twocrude_map, AS_PROGRAM, 16, cbuster_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0x0b4000, 0x0b4001) AM_WRITENOP
 	AM_RANGE(0x0b5000, 0x0b500f) AM_DEVWRITE("tilegen1", deco16ic_device, pf_control_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0x0b6000, 0x0b600f) AM_DEVWRITE("tilegen2", deco16ic_device, pf_control_w)
-	AM_RANGE(0x0b8000, 0x0b8fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(twocrude_palette_24bit_rg_w) AM_SHARE("paletteram")
-	AM_RANGE(0x0b9000, 0x0b9fff) AM_RAM_WRITE(twocrude_palette_24bit_b_w) AM_SHARE("paletteram2")
+	AM_RANGE(0x0b8000, 0x0b8fff) AM_RAM_DEVWRITE("palette", palette_device, write) AM_SHARE("palette")
+	AM_RANGE(0x0b9000, 0x0b9fff) AM_RAM_DEVWRITE("palette", palette_device, write_ext) AM_SHARE("palette_ext")
 	AM_RANGE(0x0bc000, 0x0bc00f) AM_READWRITE(twocrude_control_r, twocrude_control_w)
 ADDRESS_MAP_END
 
+
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 static ADDRESS_MAP_START( sound_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, cbuster_state )
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( twocrude, cbuster_state )
 
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE_ADD("gfxdecode", "palette", cbuster)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 2048)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_FORMAT(XBGR)
+
 
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD("tilegen1", DECO16IC, 0)
 	MCFG_DECO16IC_SPLIT(0)
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/cbuster.h b/src/mame/includes/cbuster.h
index 1d0786b050a..650611b3d66 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/cbuster.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/cbuster.h
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ public:
 		m_audiocpu(*this, "audiocpu"),
 		m_deco_tilegen1(*this, "tilegen1"),
 		m_deco_tilegen2(*this, "tilegen2"),
-		m_palette(*this, "palette"),
-		m_generic_paletteram_16(*this, "paletteram"),
-		m_generic_paletteram2_16(*this, "paletteram2")
+		m_palette(*this, "palette")
 	{ }
 
 	/* memory pointers */
@@ -49,17 +47,12 @@ public:
 	required_device<deco16ic_device> m_deco_tilegen1;
 	required_device<deco16ic_device> m_deco_tilegen2;
 	required_device<palette_device> m_palette;
-	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_generic_paletteram_16;
-	required_shared_ptr<UINT16> m_generic_paletteram2_16;
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(twocrude_control_w);
 	DECLARE_READ16_MEMBER(twocrude_control_r);
-	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(twocrude_palette_24bit_rg_w);
-	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(twocrude_palette_24bit_b_w);
 	DECLARE_DRIVER_INIT(twocrude);
 	virtual void machine_start();
 	virtual void machine_reset();
 	virtual void video_start();
 	UINT32 screen_update_twocrude(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
-	void update_24bitcol( int offset );
 	DECO16IC_BANK_CB_MEMBER(bank_callback);
 };
diff --git a/src/mame/video/cbuster.c b/src/mame/video/cbuster.c
index a7b50d24be3..d1ebea1182f 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/cbuster.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/cbuster.c
@@ -9,31 +9,6 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-/* maybe the game should just use generic palette handling, and have a darker palette by design... */
-
-void cbuster_state::update_24bitcol( int offset )
-{
-	UINT8 r, g, b; /* The highest palette value seems to be 0x8e */
-
-	r = (UINT8)((float)((m_generic_paletteram_16[offset]  >> 0) & 0xff) * 1.75);
-	g = (UINT8)((float)((m_generic_paletteram_16[offset]  >> 8) & 0xff) * 1.75);
-	b = (UINT8)((float)((m_generic_paletteram2_16[offset] >> 0) & 0xff) * 1.75);
-
-	m_palette->set_pen_color(offset, rgb_t(r, g, b));
-}
-
-WRITE16_MEMBER(cbuster_state::twocrude_palette_24bit_rg_w)
-{
-	COMBINE_DATA(&m_generic_paletteram_16[offset]);
-	update_24bitcol(offset);
-}
-
-WRITE16_MEMBER(cbuster_state::twocrude_palette_24bit_b_w)
-{
-	COMBINE_DATA(&m_generic_paletteram2_16[offset]);
-	update_24bitcol(offset);
-}
-
 
 /******************************************************************************/