diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.cpp
index 816af6dd2e2..5b001568574 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.cpp
@@ -631,26 +631,6 @@ WRITE16_MEMBER( tms32051_device::cpuregs_w )
 }
 
 
-bool tms32051_device::memory_read(address_spacenum spacenum, offs_t offset, int size, uint64_t &value)
-{
-	/* TODO: alignment if offset is odd */
-	if (spacenum == AS_PROGRAM)
-	{
-		value = (PM_READ16(offset>>1));
-	}
-	else if (spacenum == AS_DATA)
-	{
-		value = (DM_READ16(offset>>1));
-	}
-	else if (spacenum == AS_IO)
-	{
-		value = m_io->read_word(offset);
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-
-
 void tms32053_device::device_reset()
 {
 	// reset registers
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.h b/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.h
index d276ca79101..de3d33e3dc4 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/tms32051/tms32051.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ protected:
 
 	// device_memory_interface overrides
 	virtual const address_space_config *memory_space_config(address_spacenum spacenum = AS_0) const override { return (spacenum == AS_PROGRAM) ? &m_program_config : ( (spacenum == AS_IO) ? &m_io_config : ( (spacenum == AS_DATA) ? &m_data_config : nullptr ) ); }
-	virtual bool memory_read(address_spacenum spacenum, offs_t offset, int size, uint64_t &value) override;
 
 	// device_disasm_interface overrides
 	virtual uint32_t disasm_min_opcode_bytes() const override { return 2; }