diff --git a/src/mess/machine/c65.c b/src/mess/machine/c65.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b137891791..00000000000
--- a/src/mess/machine/c65.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/src/mess/mess.mak b/src/mess/mess.mak
index b9d3c410084..146a498ad78 100644
--- a/src/mess/mess.mak
+++ b/src/mess/mess.mak
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ $(MESSOBJ)/cbm.a:               \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c128.o      \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c64.o       \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c64dtv.o    \
-	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c65.o $(MESS_MACHINE)/c65.o \
+	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c65.o \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c900.o      \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/cbm2.o      \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/clcd.o      \