diff --git a/src/mame/video/bking.c b/src/mame/video/bking.c
index 3bceba60cc1..9bef363223b 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/bking.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/bking.c
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(bking_state::bking_cont1_w)
 
 	coin_lockout_global_w(machine(), ~data & 0x01);
 
-	flip_screen_set_no_update(data & 0x04);
-
-	machine().tilemap().set_flip_all(flip_screen() ? TILEMAP_FLIPX | TILEMAP_FLIPY : 0);
+	flip_screen_set(data & 0x04);
 
 	m_controller = data & 0x02;
 
diff --git a/src/mame/video/mappy.c b/src/mame/video/mappy.c
index b9d8bf95c21..8a193691a81 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/mappy.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/mappy.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ void mappy_state::mappy_draw_sprites(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &clip
 	UINT8 *spriteram_2 = spriteram + 0x800;
 	UINT8 *spriteram_3 = spriteram_2 + 0x800;
 	int offs;
-	enum { xoffs = 0, yoffs = 0 };
 
 	for (offs = 0;offs < 0x80;offs += 2)
 	{
@@ -407,8 +406,8 @@ void mappy_state::mappy_draw_sprites(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &clip
 			};
 			int sprite = spriteram[offs];
 			int color = spriteram[offs+1];
-			int sx = spriteram_2[offs+1] + 0x100 * (spriteram_3[offs+1] & 1) - 40 + xoffs;
-			int sy = 256 - spriteram_2[offs] + yoffs + 1;   // sprites are buffered and delayed by one scanline
+			int sx = spriteram_2[offs+1] + 0x100 * (spriteram_3[offs+1] & 1) - 40;
+			int sy = 256 - spriteram_2[offs] + 1;   // sprites are buffered and delayed by one scanline
 			int flipx = (spriteram_3[offs] & 0x01);
 			int flipy = (spriteram_3[offs] & 0x02) >> 1;
 			int sizex = (spriteram_3[offs] & 0x04) >> 2;
diff --git a/src/mame/video/toypop.c b/src/mame/video/toypop.c
index e4e69b6a420..18cbeb48127 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/toypop.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/toypop.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ void toypop_state::draw_sprites(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect,
 	UINT8 *spriteram_2 = spriteram + 0x800;
 	UINT8 *spriteram_3 = spriteram_2 + 0x800;
 	enum { xoffs = -31, yoffs = -8 };
+	int flip = flip_screen();
 
 	for (int offs = 0;offs < 0x80;offs += 2)
 	{
@@ -243,11 +244,10 @@ void toypop_state::draw_sprites(bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect,
 			sy -= 16 * sizey;
 			sy = (sy & 0xff) - 32;  // fix wraparound
 
-			if (flip_screen())
+			if (flip)
 			{
 				flipx ^= 1;
 				flipy ^= 1;
-				sy += 40;
 			}
 
 			for (int y = 0;y <= sizey;y++)