diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
index 522a0c5d9c59c47fc33b76378d1be5cd4bec44c8..511c1ab7f57f573cbae6bac9978df3a112d1b7b8 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	microblaze_cache_init();
 
 	xilinx_pci_init();
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
-	conswitchp = &dummy_con;
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UCLINUX