diff --git a/src/mame/layout/mephisto_europa.lay b/src/mame/layout/mephisto_europa.lay
index 7f9a1994110..7c9fd932203 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/mephisto_europa.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/mephisto_europa.lay
@@ -20,6 +20,42 @@ license:CC0-1.0
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+			<param name="y2" start="18.3" increment="20" />
+			<repeat count="8">
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+				<param name="x" start="8" increment="10" />
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+				<element ref="text_cl1~i~"><bounds x="~x~" y="~y2~" width="1" height="1.7" /></element>
+			</repeat>
+		</repeat>
+
+		<repeat count="4">
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+			<repeat count="8">
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diff --git a/src/mame/layout/saitek_cp2000.lay b/src/mame/layout/saitek_cp2000.lay
index 268af9a2ec6..9e726952047 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/saitek_cp2000.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/saitek_cp2000.lay
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 		<repeat count="17">
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