diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/sorcerer.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/sorcerer.cpp
index c18f5406e76..f1dfa212191 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/sorcerer.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/sorcerer.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ ADDRESS_MAP_END
 ADDRESS_MAP_START(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_io)
 	ADDRESS_MAP_GLOBAL_MASK(0xff)
 	ADDRESS_MAP_UNMAP_HIGH
-	AM_RANGE(0xfc, 0xfc) AM_READWRITE( sorcerer_fc_r, sorcerer_fc_w )
+	AM_RANGE(0xfc, 0xfc) AM_DEVREADWRITE("uart", ay31015_device, receive, transmit)
 	AM_RANGE(0xfd, 0xfd) AM_READWRITE( sorcerer_fd_r, sorcerer_fd_w )
 	AM_RANGE(0xfe, 0xfe) AM_READWRITE( sorcerer_fe_r, sorcerer_fe_w )
 	AM_RANGE(0xff, 0xff) AM_DEVREAD("cent_status_in", input_buffer_device, read)
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ MACHINE_CONFIG_START(sorcerer_state::sorcerer)
 	MCFG_DEVICE_ADD( "uart", AY31015, 0 )
 	MCFG_AY31015_TX_CLOCK(ES_UART_CLOCK)
 	MCFG_AY31015_RX_CLOCK(ES_UART_CLOCK)
+	MCFG_AY31015_AUTO_RDAV(true)
+
 	MCFG_RS232_PORT_ADD("rs232", default_rs232_devices, "null_modem")
 	MCFG_DEVICE_CARD_DEVICE_INPUT_DEFAULTS("terminal", terminal)
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/sorcerer.h b/src/mame/includes/sorcerer.h
index bf5837ab1b8..abfef33f451 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/sorcerer.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/sorcerer.h
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ public:
 		, m_iop_x(*this, "X.%u", 0)
 	{ }
 
-	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fc_r);
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fd_r);
 	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fe_r);
-	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fc_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fd_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_fe_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_ff_w);
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/sorcerer.cpp b/src/mame/machine/sorcerer.cpp
index f881dd0543a..55131d120a6 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/sorcerer.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/sorcerer.cpp
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_reset)
 	membank("boot")->set_entry(0);
 }
 
-WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_fc_w)
-{
-	m_uart->set_transmit_data(data);
-}
-
 
 WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_fd_w)
 {
@@ -245,14 +240,6 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_ff_w)
 	}
 }
 
-READ8_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_fc_r)
-{
-	uint8_t data = m_uart->get_received_data();
-	m_uart->write_rdav(0);
-	m_uart->write_rdav(1);
-	return data;
-}
-
 READ8_MEMBER(sorcerer_state::sorcerer_fd_r)
 {
 	/* set unused bits high */