diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index bc3875cee60..ca7578f3a8c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -5333,7 +5333,6 @@ src/mame/video/gauntlet.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/gberet.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/gbusters.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/gcpinbal.c svneol=native#text/plain
-src/mame/video/genesis.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/gijoe.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/ginganin.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/video/gladiatr.c svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.mak b/src/mame/mame.mak
index 5accd80ceec..12300b4eef8 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.mak
+++ b/src/mame/mame.mak
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ $(MAMEOBJ)/sega.a: \
 	$(DRIVERS)/coolridr.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/deniam.o $(VIDEO)/deniam.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/dotrikun.o \
-	$(VIDEO)/genesis.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/gpworld.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/hikaru.o \
 	$(DRIVERS)/hshavoc.o \
diff --git a/src/mame/video/genesis.c b/src/mame/video/genesis.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 08493637d79..00000000000
--- a/src/mame/video/genesis.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* delete me */