diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index c3d4212b5f1d4d5732dc9a45fbbc71ede2bdf274..a28057946ed1be7a86dbd9cc4018a8c4d669e920 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -796,8 +796,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 #if defined(CONFIG_VT)
 #if defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
 	conswitchp = &vga_con;
-#elif defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
-	conswitchp = &dummy_con;
 #endif
 #endif