diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/fastfred.c b/src/mame/drivers/fastfred.c
index e120a7ec8be..ce3c813bbfc 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/fastfred.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/fastfred.c
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_DERIVED( imago, fastfred )
 	MCFG_MACHINE_START_OVERRIDE(fastfred_state,imago)
 
 	/* video hardware */
-	MCFG_DEVICE_REMOVE("palette")
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 256+64+2) /* 256 for characters, 64 for the stars and 2 for the web */
+	MCFG_PALETTE_MODIFY("palette")
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ENTRIES(256+64+2) /* 256 for characters, 64 for the stars and 2 for the web */
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE_MODIFY("gfxdecode", imago)
 
 	MCFG_VIDEO_START_OVERRIDE(fastfred_state,imago)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/pastelg.c b/src/mame/drivers/pastelg.c
index 4b7c67265d8..c5dfaf382dd 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/pastelg.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/pastelg.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( threeds, pastelg_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DRIVER(pastelg_state, screen_update_pastelg)
 
 	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 32)
-
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(pastelg_state, pastelg)
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/skydiver.c b/src/mame/drivers/skydiver.c
index 3c5b337a32c..dd524753577 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/skydiver.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/skydiver.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( skydiver, skydiver_state )
 
 	MCFG_GFXDECODE_ADD("gfxdecode", skydiver)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", sizeof(colortable_source) / sizeof(colortable_source[0]))
+	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(skydiver_state, skydiver)
 
 
 	/* sound hardware */
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/tourtabl.c b/src/mame/drivers/tourtabl.c
index c6d89bdd804..0090f4ef86d 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/tourtabl.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/tourtabl.c
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( tourtabl, tourtabl_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_RAW_PARAMS( MASTER_CLOCK, 228, 34, 34 + 160, 262, 46, 46 + 200 )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DEVICE("tia_video", tia_video_device, screen_update)
-
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", TIA_PALETTE_LENGTH)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("tia_video:palette")
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
diff --git a/src/mame/video/tia.c b/src/mame/video/tia.c
index f63d55c2ea1..cf32188303e 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/tia.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/tia.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ tia_pal_video_device::tia_pal_video_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const
 }
 
 static MACHINE_CONFIG_FRAGMENT( tia_pal )
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 16)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", TIA_PALETTE_LENGTH)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(tia_pal_video_device, tia_pal)
 MACHINE_CONFIG_END
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ tia_ntsc_video_device::tia_ntsc_video_device(const machine_config &mconfig, cons
 }
 
 static MACHINE_CONFIG_FRAGMENT( tia_ntsc )
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 16)
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", TIA_PALETTE_LENGTH)
 	MCFG_PALETTE_INIT_OWNER(tia_ntsc_video_device, tia_ntsc)
 MACHINE_CONFIG_END
 
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/a2600.c b/src/mess/drivers/a2600.c
index d55e3a67214..50772b2a0e0 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/a2600.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/a2600.c
@@ -1953,8 +1953,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( a2600, a2600_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_RAW_PARAMS( MASTER_CLOCK_NTSC, 228, 26, 26 + 160 + 16, 262, 24 , 24 + 192 + 31 )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DEVICE("tia_video", tia_video_device, screen_update)
-
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD( "palette", TIA_PALETTE_LENGTH )
+	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("tia_video:palette")
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")
@@ -1989,8 +1988,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( a2600p, a2600_state )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
 	MCFG_SCREEN_RAW_PARAMS( MASTER_CLOCK_PAL, 228, 26, 26 + 160 + 16, 312, 32, 32 + 228 + 31 )
 	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DEVICE("tia_video", tia_video_device, screen_update)
-
-	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD( "palette", TIA_PALETTE_LENGTH )
+	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("tia_video:palette")
 
 	/* sound hardware */
 	MCFG_SPEAKER_STANDARD_MONO("mono")