diff --git a/src/mame/video/konamiic.c b/src/mame/video/konamiic.c
index 836ae154aae..45b92e55582 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/konamiic.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/konamiic.c
@@ -2270,6 +2270,11 @@ void K052109_set_RMRD_line(int state)
 	K052109_RMRD_line = state;
 }
 
+int K052109_get_RMRD_line(void)
+{
+	return K052109_RMRD_line;
+}
+
 
 void K052109_tilemap_update(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/mame/video/konamiic.h b/src/mame/video/konamiic.h
index 865a7a1380f..c71e9815ea7 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/konamiic.h
+++ b/src/mame/video/konamiic.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ WRITE16_HANDLER( K052109_word_w );
 READ16_HANDLER( K052109_lsb_r );
 WRITE16_HANDLER( K052109_lsb_w );
 void K052109_set_RMRD_line(int state);
+int K052109_get_RMRD_line(void);
 void K052109_tilemap_update(void);
 int K052109_is_IRQ_enabled(void);
 void K052109_set_layer_offsets(int layer, int dx, int dy);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/tmnt.c b/src/mame/video/tmnt.c
index 99ed1b47f0a..0ee20e4cbbe 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/tmnt.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/tmnt.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ static int prmrsocr_sprite_bank;
 static int sorted_layer[3];
 static int dim_c,dim_v;	/* ssriders, tmnt2 */
 static int lastdim,lasten;
+static int priorityflag;
 
 static tilemap *roz_tilemap;
 
@@ -63,23 +64,15 @@ static void mia_tile_callback(int layer,int bank,int *code,int *color,int *flags
 
 static void cuebrick_tile_callback(int layer,int bank,int *code,int *color,int *flags,int *priority)
 {
-	/* HACK! - since konamiic.c calls here with layer=0 when reading the ROM, detect this
-       and return the proper value in 'code' */
-    if ((cpu_getactivecpu() == 0) && ((activecpu_get_pc() & 0xffff0) == 0x002630))
-    	*code |= ((*color & 0xf) << 8);
-    /* normal access via the tilemap code */
-    else
-    {
-		if (layer == 0)
-		{
-			*code |= ((*color & 0x01) << 8);
-			*color = layer_colorbase[layer]  + ((*color & 0x80) >> 5) + ((*color & 0x10) >> 1);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			*code |= ((*color & 0xf) << 8);
-			*color = layer_colorbase[layer] + ((*color & 0xe0) >> 5);
-		}
+	if ((K052109_get_RMRD_line() == CLEAR_LINE) && (layer == 0))
+	{
+		*code |= ((*color & 0x01) << 8);
+		*color = layer_colorbase[layer]  + ((*color & 0x80) >> 5) + ((*color & 0x10) >> 1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		*code |= ((*color & 0xf) << 8);
+		*color = layer_colorbase[layer] + ((*color & 0xe0) >> 5);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -355,7 +348,7 @@ WRITE16_HANDLER( tmnt_0a0000_w )
 		interrupt_enable_w(0,data & 0x20);
 
 		/* bit 7 = enable char ROM reading through the video RAM */
-		K052109_set_RMRD_line((data & 0x80) ? ASSERT_LINE : CLEAR_LINE);
+		K052109_set_RMRD_line(data & 0x80 ? ASSERT_LINE : CLEAR_LINE);
 
 		/* other bits unused */
 	}