diff --git a/src/mess/machine/ataridev.h b/src/mess/machine/ataridev.h
index 14e8cdaeca5..dc09135f581 100644
--- a/src/mess/machine/ataridev.h
+++ b/src/mess/machine/ataridev.h
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@
 #define ATARI_600XL 3
 #define ATARI_800XL 4
 
-/*----------- defined in machine/ataricrt.c -----------*/
-
-MACHINE_START( a400 );
-MACHINE_START( a800 );
-MACHINE_START( a800xl );
-MACHINE_START( a5200 );
-MACHINE_START( xegs );
-
-
 /*----------- defined in machine/atarifdc.c -----------*/
 /***************************************************************************
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