diff --git a/src/devices/bus/isa/finalchs.cpp b/src/devices/bus/isa/finalchs.cpp
index 00740d9f264..f9e3add076a 100644
--- a/src/devices/bus/isa/finalchs.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/bus/isa/finalchs.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void isa8_finalchs_device::device_start()
 	//the included setup program allows any port from 0x100 to 0x1F0 to be selected, at increments of 0x10
 	//picked the following at random until we get dips hooked up
 	m_isa->install_device(0x160, 0x0161, read8_delegate(FUNC(isa8_finalchs_device::finalchs_r), this), write8_delegate(FUNC(isa8_finalchs_device::finalchs_w), this));
-//  timer_pulse(machine, ATTOTIME_IN_HZ(1), nullptr, 0, cause_M6502_irq);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.cpp
index 4c10bdb288c..5b636dcfb94 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ void sc61860_device::device_reset()
 
 void sc61860_device::device_start()
 {
-	machine().scheduler().timer_pulse(attotime::from_hz(500), timer_expired_delegate( FUNC(sc61860_device::sc61860_2ms_tick), this));
+	m_2ms_tick_timer = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(sc61860_device::sc61860_2ms_tick), this));
+	m_2ms_tick_timer->adjust(attotime::from_hz(500), 0, attotime::from_hz(500));
 
 	m_program = &space(AS_PROGRAM);
 	m_direct = &m_program->direct();
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.h b/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.h
index 90385223cd0..2131673616b 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sc61860/sc61860.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ private:
 	int m_carry, m_zero;
 
 	struct { int t2ms, t512ms; int count; } m_timer;
+	emu_timer *m_2ms_tick_timer;
 
 	address_space *m_program;
 	direct_read_data *m_direct;
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.cpp b/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.cpp
index a37e79ed7ba..6221f057989 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ void rtc9701_device::device_validity_check(validity_checker &valid) const
 void rtc9701_device::device_start()
 {
 	/* let's call the timer callback every second */
-	machine().scheduler().timer_pulse(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(rtc9701_device::timer_callback), this));
+	m_timer = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(rtc9701_device::timer_callback), this));
+	m_timer->adjust(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), 0, attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz));
 
 	system_time systime;
 	machine().base_datetime(systime);
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.h b/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.h
index b0d35929945..ac840247ad1 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.h
+++ b/src/devices/machine/rtc9701.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ protected:
 	uint16_t rtc9701_data[0x100];
 
 	regs_t m_rtc;
+
+	emu_timer *m_timer;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.cpp b/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.cpp
index 9e5100ed30f..902e03becf3 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ void s3520cf_device::device_validity_check(validity_checker &valid) const
 void s3520cf_device::device_start()
 {
 	/* let's call the timer callback every second for now */
-	machine().scheduler().timer_pulse(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(s3520cf_device::timer_callback), this));
+	m_timer = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(s3520cf_device::timer_callback), this));
+	m_timer->adjust(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), 0, attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz));
 
 	system_time systime;
 	machine().base_datetime(systime);
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.h b/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.h
index 168097e0e16..72b75fc4238 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.h
+++ b/src/devices/machine/s3520cf.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ protected:
 	state_t m_rtc_state;
 	rtc_regs_t m_rtc;
 
+	emu_timer *m_timer;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/v3021.cpp b/src/devices/machine/v3021.cpp
index c405641b72f..3af94decb70 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/v3021.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/v3021.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ void v3021_device::device_validity_check(validity_checker &valid) const
 void v3021_device::device_start()
 {
 	/* let's call the timer callback every second */
-	machine().scheduler().timer_pulse(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(v3021_device::timer_callback),this));
+	m_timer = machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(v3021_device::timer_callback), this));
+	m_timer->adjust(attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz), 0, attotime::from_hz(clock() / XTAL_32_768kHz));
 
 	system_time systime;
 	machine().base_datetime(systime);
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/v3021.h b/src/devices/machine/v3021.h
index d7ac0eae603..45024917d89 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/v3021.h
+++ b/src/devices/machine/v3021.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ protected:
 	uint8_t m_cal_mask,m_cal_com,m_cal_cnt,m_cal_val;
 
 	rtc_regs_t m_rtc;
+
+	emu_timer *m_timer;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/devices/sound/sp0250.cpp b/src/devices/sound/sp0250.cpp
index 21d7a4f2ec5..4b2ae39af27 100644
--- a/src/devices/sound/sp0250.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/sound/sp0250.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void sp0250_device::device_start()
 	if (!m_drq.isnull())
 	{
 		m_drq( ASSERT_LINE);
-		machine().scheduler().timer_pulse(attotime::from_hz(clock()) * CLOCK_DIVIDER, timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(sp0250_device::timer_tick), this));
+		m_tick_timer= machine().scheduler().timer_alloc(timer_expired_delegate(FUNC(sp0250_device::timer_tick), this));
+		m_tick_timer->adjust(attotime::from_hz(clock()) * CLOCK_DIVIDER, 0, attotime::from_hz(clock()) * CLOCK_DIVIDER);
 	}
 
 	m_stream = machine().sound().stream_alloc(*this, 0, 1, clock() / CLOCK_DIVIDER);
diff --git a/src/devices/sound/sp0250.h b/src/devices/sound/sp0250.h
index 11c063ecf8d..13fc7973f0f 100644
--- a/src/devices/sound/sp0250.h
+++ b/src/devices/sound/sp0250.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private:
 
 	void load_values();
 	TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER( timer_tick );
+	emu_timer * m_tick_timer;
 };
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_TYPE(SP0250, sp0250_device)