diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
index 56f6645617548600de5c0fa25133753d357895e3..2a86676b693ad8e576c29503cbad9a219b10fc24 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -353,9 +353,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	init_task.thread_info.ttbr0 = __pa_symbol(empty_zero_page);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VT
-	conswitchp = &dummy_con;
-#endif
 	if (boot_args[1] || boot_args[2] || boot_args[3]) {
 		pr_err("WARNING: x1-x3 nonzero in violation of boot protocol:\n"
 			"\tx1: %016llx\n\tx2: %016llx\n\tx3: %016llx\n"