diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/quizpun2.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/quizpun2.cpp
index 95ae03d6b56..08a258ad216 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/quizpun2.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/quizpun2.cpp
@@ -679,9 +679,6 @@ ROM_START( quizpun2 )
 	ROM_REGION( 0x20000, "fg2", 0 )    // 16x16x1
 	ROM_LOAD( "u1", 0x00000, 0x10000, CRC(58506040) SHA1(9d8bed2585e8f188a20270fccd9cfbdb91e48599) )
 	ROM_LOAD( "u2", 0x10000, 0x10000, CRC(9294a19c) SHA1(cd7109262e5f68b946c84aa390108bcc47ee1300) )
-
-	ROM_REGION16_BE( 0x80, "eeprom", 0 ) // EEPROM
-	ROM_LOAD( "93c46", 0x00, 0x80, CRC(4d244cc8) SHA1(6593d5b7ac1ebb77fee4648ad1d3d9b59a25fdc8) BAD_DUMP ) // backup ram error
 ROM_END
 
 ROM_START( quizpun )
@@ -716,9 +713,6 @@ ROM_START( quizpun )
 	ROM_REGION( 0x20000, "fg2", 0 )    // 16x16x1
 	ROM_LOAD( "01.u1", 0x00000, 0x10000, CRC(58506040) SHA1(9d8bed2585e8f188a20270fccd9cfbdb91e48599) )
 	ROM_LOAD( "02.u2", 0x10000, 0x10000, CRC(9294a19c) SHA1(cd7109262e5f68b946c84aa390108bcc47ee1300) )
-
-	ROM_REGION16_BE( 0x80, "eeprom", 0 )
-	ROM_LOAD( "93c46eeprom.bin", 0, 0x80, CRC(4d244cc8) SHA1(6593d5b7ac1ebb77fee4648ad1d3d9b59a25fdc8) BAD_DUMP ) // backup ram error
 ROM_END
 
 GAME( 1988, quizpun,  0, quizpun,  quizpun2, quizpun2_state, empty_init, ROT270, "Space Computer", "Quiz Punch",    MACHINE_NOT_WORKING | MACHINE_IMPERFECT_GRAPHICS | MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND )