diff --git a/src/emu/addrmap.cpp b/src/emu/addrmap.cpp
index d6ec2a134f7..c44e4285303 100644
--- a/src/emu/addrmap.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/addrmap.cpp
@@ -436,11 +436,8 @@ address_map::~address_map()
 //  values
 //-------------------------------------------------
 
-void address_map::configure(address_spacenum spacenum, u8 databits)
+void address_map::configure(address_spacenum, u8 databits)
 {
-	if (spacenum != m_spacenum)
-		osd_printf_error("Space %d configured as address space %d\n", m_spacenum, spacenum);
-
 	if (m_databits == 0xff)
 		m_databits = databits;
 	else if (databits != m_databits)