diff --git a/src/emu/video/saa5050.c b/src/emu/video/saa5050.c
index 0a3f7d606b3..3b1eaef0b9b 100644
--- a/src/emu/video/saa5050.c
+++ b/src/emu/video/saa5050.c
@@ -233,9 +233,7 @@ void saa5050_update( device_t *device, bitmap_t *bitmap, const rectangle *clipre
 				switch (code)
 				{
 				case 0x00:
-#ifndef MESS
 					blank = 1;  // code 0x00 should not display anything, unless HOLDGR is set
-#endif
 					break;
 				case 0x01: case 0x02: case 0x03: case 0x04:
 				case 0x05: case 0x06: case 0x07:
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/winmain.c b/src/osd/windows/winmain.c
index d0adc0344ab..1773ad996c7 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/winmain.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/winmain.c
@@ -256,13 +256,6 @@ static HANDLE watchdog_thread;
 
 static running_machine *g_current_machine;
 
-
-#ifndef MESS
-static const TCHAR helpfile[] = TEXT("docs\\windows.txt");
-#else
-static const TCHAR helpfile[] = TEXT("mess.chm");
-#endif
-
 //static HANDLE mm_task = NULL;
 //static DWORD task_index = 0;
 static int timeresult;