diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/saturn.c b/src/mame/drivers/saturn.c
index 500a7173409..37010d4df82 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/saturn.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/saturn.c
@@ -1643,13 +1643,6 @@ static GFXDECODE_START( stv )
 	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles16x16x4_layout, 0x00, (0x80*(2+1))  )
 	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles8x8x8_layout,   0x00, (0x08*(2+1))  )
 	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles16x16x8_layout, 0x00, (0x08*(2+1))  )
-
-	/* vdp1 .. pointless for drawing but can help us debug */
-	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles8x8x4_layout,   0x00, 0x100  )
-	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles16x16x4_layout, 0x00, 0x100  )
-	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles8x8x8_layout,   0x00, 0x20  )
-	GFXDECODE_ENTRY( NULL, 0, tiles16x16x8_layout, 0x00, 0x20  )
-
 GFXDECODE_END
 
 static const sh2_cpu_core sh2_conf_master = { 0, NULL };
diff --git a/src/mame/video/stvvdp2.c b/src/mame/video/stvvdp2.c
index 8c663dd3b96..515d3dccfb0 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/stvvdp2.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/stvvdp2.c
@@ -5905,10 +5905,6 @@ VIDEO_START_MEMBER(saturn_state,stv_vdp2)
 	machine().gfx[1]->set_source(m_vdp2.gfx_decode);
 	machine().gfx[2]->set_source(m_vdp2.gfx_decode);
 	machine().gfx[3]->set_source(m_vdp2.gfx_decode);
-	machine().gfx[4]->set_source(m_vdp1.gfx_decode);
-	machine().gfx[5]->set_source(m_vdp1.gfx_decode);
-	machine().gfx[6]->set_source(m_vdp1.gfx_decode);
-	machine().gfx[7]->set_source(m_vdp1.gfx_decode);
 }
 
 void saturn_state::stv_vdp2_dynamic_res_change( void )