diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/ambush.c b/src/mame/drivers/ambush.c
index 66efb8bbde0..502bf212f79 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/ambush.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/ambush.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( ambush )
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
 	MDRV_PALETTE_INIT(ambush)
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(ambush)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/bfcobra.c b/src/mame/drivers/bfcobra.c
index 6d407171264..b90efe576b7 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/bfcobra.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/bfcobra.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( bfcobra )
 	MDRV_SOUND_CONFIG(upd7759_interface)
 	MDRV_SOUND_ROUTE(ALL_OUTPUTS, "mono", 0.40)
 
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(bfcobra)
 MACHINE_DRIVER_END
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/findout.c b/src/mame/drivers/findout.c
index e67b5e46b38..6251cc2b5a3 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/findout.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/findout.c
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ replaced by a 6th button to start games. This is a feature of the PCB for privat
 #include "sound/dac.h"
 
 
-static VIDEO_UPDATE( findout )
-{
-	copybitmap(bitmap,tmpbitmap,0,0,0,0,cliprect,TRANSPARENCY_NONE,0);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 static UINT8 drawctrl[3];
 
 static WRITE8_HANDLER( findout_drawctrl_w )
@@ -470,7 +463,7 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( findout )
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
 	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
-	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(findout)
+	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(generic_bitmapped)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MDRV_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/kinstb.c b/src/mame/drivers/kinstb.c
index 3252905be6a..71714fda57a 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/kinstb.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/kinstb.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( kinstb )
 	MDRV_MACHINE_RESET( snes )
 
 	/* video hardware */
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START( generic_bitmapped )
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE( snes )
 
 	MDRV_VIDEO_ATTRIBUTES(VIDEO_TYPE_RASTER)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/littlerb.c b/src/mame/drivers/littlerb.c
index 2a803108b77..e0e069ac604 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/littlerb.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/littlerb.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( littlerb )
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
 //  MDRV_PALETTE_INIT(littlerb)
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(littlerb)
 MACHINE_DRIVER_END
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/nss.c b/src/mame/drivers/nss.c
index ce0a3d35b24..23c99790ff3 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/nss.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/nss.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( snes )
 	MDRV_MACHINE_RESET( snes )
 
 	/* video hardware */
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START( generic_bitmapped )
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE( snes )
 
 	MDRV_VIDEO_ATTRIBUTES(VIDEO_TYPE_RASTER)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/spaceg.c b/src/mame/drivers/spaceg.c
index 855a60b52a5..63fac3e170d 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/spaceg.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/spaceg.c
@@ -174,13 +174,6 @@ static UINT8 unkram[65536];
 static int io9400;
 static int io9401;
 
-static VIDEO_UPDATE( spaceg )
-{
-	copybitmap(bitmap,tmpbitmap,0,0,0,0,cliprect,TRANSPARENCY_NONE,0);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static PALETTE_INIT( spaceg )
 {
 	int i;
@@ -433,7 +426,7 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( spaceg )
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(16+128-16)
 	MDRV_PALETTE_INIT( spaceg )
 	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
-	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE( spaceg )
+	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE( generic_bitmapped )
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MDRV_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/spcforce.c b/src/mame/drivers/spcforce.c
index 2fbbf6d199c..062fa4a8d2e 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/spcforce.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/spcforce.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( spcforce )
 	MDRV_COLORTABLE_LENGTH(sizeof(colortable_source) / sizeof(colortable_source[0]))
 
 	MDRV_PALETTE_INIT(spcforce)
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(spcforce)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/ssfindo.c b/src/mame/drivers/ssfindo.c
index eb976849b06..f25f4777987 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/ssfindo.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/ssfindo.c
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( ssfindo )
 	MDRV_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 319, 0, 239)
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(ssfindo)
 
 MACHINE_DRIVER_END
@@ -647,7 +646,6 @@ static MACHINE_DRIVER_START( ppcar )
 	MDRV_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 319, 0, 239)
 	MDRV_PALETTE_LENGTH(256)
 
-	MDRV_VIDEO_START(generic_bitmapped)
 	MDRV_VIDEO_UPDATE(ssfindo)
 MACHINE_DRIVER_END