diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/fd.c b/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
index f0b888f66e0561ad3f73af964428f0d42c96e674..3296e86a03a5cd3a197007c1593e127fee3c1d7c 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ static void fd_close(int fd, void *d)
 	}
 }
 
-static int fd_console_write(int fd, const char *buf, int n, void *d)
-{
-	struct fd_chan *data = d;
-
-	return(generic_console_write(fd, buf, n, &data->tt));
-}
-
 struct chan_ops fd_ops = {
 	.type		= "fd",
 	.init		= fd_init,
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ struct chan_ops fd_ops = {
 	.close		= fd_close,
 	.read		= generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= fd_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= generic_free,
 	.winch		= 1,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
index ed4a1a6c5d83fa03fb515f69a2fc30340f596301..c43e8bb3250264940af52ea528fe6a378fe41f67 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
@@ -100,13 +100,6 @@ static void port_close(int fd, void *d)
 	os_close_file(fd);
 }
 
-static int port_console_write(int fd, const char *buf, int n, void *d)
-{
-	struct port_chan *data = d;
-
-	return(generic_console_write(fd, buf, n, &data->tt));
-}
-
 struct chan_ops port_ops = {
 	.type		= "port",
 	.init		= port_init,
@@ -114,7 +107,7 @@ struct chan_ops port_ops = {
 	.close		= port_close,
 	.read	        = generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= port_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= port_free,
 	.winch		= 1,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/pty.c b/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
index 0306a1b215b7d8016f04bd3eca2dba996ee53dfa..1c555c38de4d0184adb129755058b71a1449553f 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ static int pty_open(int input, int output, int primary, void *d,
 	return(fd);
 }
 
-static int pty_console_write(int fd, const char *buf, int n, void *d)
-{
-	struct pty_chan *data = d;
-
-	return(generic_console_write(fd, buf, n, &data->tt));
-}
-
 struct chan_ops pty_ops = {
 	.type		= "pty",
 	.init		= pty_chan_init,
@@ -132,7 +125,7 @@ struct chan_ops pty_ops = {
 	.close		= generic_close,
 	.read		= generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= pty_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= generic_free,
 	.winch		= 0,
@@ -145,7 +138,7 @@ struct chan_ops pts_ops = {
 	.close		= generic_close,
 	.read		= generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= pty_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= generic_free,
 	.winch		= 0,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/tty.c b/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
index 6fbb670ee2741a73d30dfa9eb20e1cad2d78f00a..94c9265a4f2ca54e034f4f79c11bf48ee061bdf2 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ static int tty_open(int input, int output, int primary, void *d,
 	return(fd);
 }
 
-static int tty_console_write(int fd, const char *buf, int n, void *d)
-{
-	struct tty_chan *data = d;
-
-	return(generic_console_write(fd, buf, n, &data->tt));
-}
-
 struct chan_ops tty_ops = {
 	.type		= "tty",
 	.init		= tty_chan_init,
@@ -74,7 +67,7 @@ struct chan_ops tty_ops = {
 	.close		= generic_close,
 	.read		= generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= tty_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= generic_free,
 	.winch		= 0,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
index b530f1a6540d506a556e38c90dc3afec63f2f7f6..aaa63666104333f487d01521bb6792250cb40a14 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
@@ -194,13 +194,6 @@ static void xterm_free(void *d)
 	free(d);
 }
 
-static int xterm_console_write(int fd, const char *buf, int n, void *d)
-{
-	struct xterm_chan *data = d;
-
-	return(generic_console_write(fd, buf, n, &data->tt));
-}
-
 struct chan_ops xterm_ops = {
 	.type		= "xterm",
 	.init		= xterm_init,
@@ -208,7 +201,7 @@ struct chan_ops xterm_ops = {
 	.close		= xterm_close,
 	.read		= generic_read,
 	.write		= generic_write,
-	.console_write	= xterm_console_write,
+	.console_write	= generic_console_write,
 	.window_size	= generic_window_size,
 	.free		= xterm_free,
 	.winch		= 1,