diff --git a/src/emu/driver.c b/src/emu/driver.c
index 2b81a50ae70..fc352a5c890 100644
--- a/src/emu/driver.c
+++ b/src/emu/driver.c
@@ -226,17 +226,8 @@ void driver_device::device_start()
 
 	// call the game-specific init
 	if (m_system->driver_init != NULL)
-	{
 		(*m_system->driver_init)(machine());
 
-		// update palettes to allow changes in driver_init
-		palette_device_iterator pal_deviter(*this);
-		for (palette_device *palette = pal_deviter.first(); palette != NULL; palette = pal_deviter.next())
-		{
-			palette->update();
-		}
-	}
-
 	// finish image devices init process
 	image_postdevice_init(machine());
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/calomega.c b/src/mame/drivers/calomega.c
index dd839c347cf..d978d003a9b 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/calomega.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/calomega.c
@@ -3835,6 +3835,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,standard)
 		if (BPR[x] == 0x07)
 			BPR[x] = 0x04;  /* blue background */
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,elgrande)
@@ -3848,6 +3849,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,elgrande)
 		if (BPR[x] == 0x07)
 			BPR[x] = 0x00; /* black background */
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,jjpoker)
@@ -3861,6 +3863,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,jjpoker)
 		if (BPR[x] == 0x02)
 			BPR[x] = 0x00;  /* black background */
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,comg080)
@@ -3874,7 +3877,8 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(calomega_state,comg080)
 		if (BPR[x] == 0x07)
 			BPR[x] = 0x04;  /* blue background */
 	}
-
+	m_palette->update();
+	
 	/* Injecting missing Start and NMI vectors...
 	   Start = $2042;  NMI = $26f8;
 	   Also a fake vector at $3ff8-$3ff9. The code checks these values to continue.
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/dec8.c b/src/mame/drivers/dec8.c
index aa3641a524d..e30906c87b9 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/dec8.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/dec8.c
@@ -3572,6 +3572,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(dec8_state,ghostb)
 
 	membank("bank1")->configure_entries(0, 16, &ROM[0x10000], 0x4000);
 	DRIVER_INIT_CALL(dec8);
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(dec8_state,meikyuh)
@@ -3584,6 +3585,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(dec8_state,meikyuh)
 
 	membank("bank1")->configure_entries(0, 12, &ROM[0x10000], 0x4000);
 	DRIVER_INIT_CALL(dec8);
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(dec8_state,csilver)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/dkong.c b/src/mame/drivers/dkong.c
index 23cd715c7c5..686080918dc 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/dkong.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/dkong.c
@@ -3230,6 +3230,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(dkong_state,dkingjr)
 	{
 		prom[i]^=0xff; // invert color data
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/goldnpkr.c b/src/mame/drivers/goldnpkr.c
index d153dabce4d..dbf5ba93e72 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/goldnpkr.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/goldnpkr.c
@@ -10169,6 +10169,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(goldnpkr_state, bchancep)
 	{
 		ROM[i] = ROM[i] ^ 0x0f;
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/kingobox.c b/src/mame/drivers/kingobox.c
index 1090c1e2e5a..f7f35303371 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/kingobox.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/kingobox.c
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(kingofb_state,ringking3)
 	/* expand the first color PROM to look like the kingofb ones... */
 	for (i = 0; i < 0x100; i++)
 		RAM[i] = RAM[i + 0x100] >> 4;
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(kingofb_state,ringkingw)
@@ -800,6 +801,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(kingofb_state,ringkingw)
 			PROMS[j + 0x200 + 0x40 * k] = USER1[i + 0x800 + 0x100 * k]; /* B */
 		}
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/m58.c b/src/mame/drivers/m58.c
index 2652d59a993..85043eda3e4 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/m58.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/m58.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(m58_state,yard85)
 		buffer[i] = region[0x20f-i];
 	}
 	memcpy(region+0x200, buffer, 0x10);
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 GAME( 1983, 10yard,   0,        yard,     yard, driver_device,     0, ROT0, "Irem", "10-Yard Fight (World, set 1)", GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // no copyright
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/trackfld.c b/src/mame/drivers/trackfld.c
index 1b113d2fcfa..de833b0bffb 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/trackfld.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/trackfld.c
@@ -1469,6 +1469,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(trackfld_state,mastkin)
 		else
 			prom[i + 0x20] = (i + i / 16) & 0x0f;
 	}
+	m_palette->update();
 }
 
 DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(trackfld_state,wizzquiz)