diff --git a/src/emu/machine/i8255.c b/src/emu/machine/i8255.c
index dea3aab036e..4c4334bda50 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/i8255.c
+++ b/src/emu/machine/i8255.c
@@ -562,35 +562,6 @@ void i8255_device::write_mode2(UINT8 data)
 }
 
 
-//-------------------------------------------------
-//  write_pc -
-//-------------------------------------------------
-
-void i8255_device::write_pc(UINT8 data)
-{
-	int changed = 0;
-
-	// PC upper
-	if (group_mode(GROUP_A) == MODE_0 && port_c_upper_mode() == MODE_OUTPUT)
-	{
-		m_output[PORT_C] = (data & 0xf0) | (m_output[PORT_C] & 0x0f);
-		changed = 1;
-	}
-
-	// PC lower
-	if (group_mode(GROUP_B) == MODE_0 && port_c_lower_mode() == MODE_OUTPUT)
-	{
-		m_output[PORT_C] = (m_output[PORT_C] & 0xf0) | (data & 0x0f);
-		changed = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (changed)
-	{
-		output_pc();
-	}
-}
-
-
 //-------------------------------------------------
 //  output_pc -
 //-------------------------------------------------
@@ -878,7 +849,8 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER( i8255_device::write )
 	case PORT_C:
 		if (LOG) logerror("I8255 '%s' Port C Write: %02x\n", tag(), data);
 
-		write_pc(data);
+		m_output[PORT_C] = data;
+		output_pc();
 		break;
 
 	case CONTROL:
diff --git a/src/emu/machine/i8255.h b/src/emu/machine/i8255.h
index 15498292084..9189afe9b06 100644
--- a/src/emu/machine/i8255.h
+++ b/src/emu/machine/i8255.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ private:
 	void write_mode0(int port, UINT8 data);
 	void write_mode1(int port, UINT8 data);
 	void write_mode2(UINT8 data);
-	void write_pc(UINT8 data);
 	void output_pc();
 	void set_mode(UINT8 data);
 	void set_pc_bit(int bit, int state);